The Mayans are Native Americans from Guatemala. They have struggled for their survival since the Conquistadores defeated the Maya Chief Tecum Uman. Today there are about 4 million Maya. About 200,000 have migrated to the United States since 1970 for a better life. (Roger Daniels 2001) The Mayans have gone through so much trying to survive all the changes they had to overcome. One third of the highland population of Maya died in the first epidemic in 1520. The first epidemic was brought by Pedro Alvarado; he brought small pox, influenza, and bubonic plague to their world. The other epidemics were from 1545-1548 and 1576-1581. All these diseases the Spanish brought with them caused great damage to their culture.
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The Mayans were always having difficulties to challenge the military of the Spanish. Moreover, the Catholic Church banish “pagan” practices, again, not understanding that the Mayans only wanted to reclaim communal practices and traditional religious beliefs. There weren’t any successful challenges until the hegemony of the Spanish ruling elite in 1838. That year Raphael Carrera led 4 thousand rebels into Guatemala City and protested liberal reforms. He came to initially have their basic rights to be respected instead to impose more taxes on the rural population. When he saw that his wishes weren’t going to be fulfilled he assumed the presidency until he died in …show more content…
This aid was used to start self-help organizations across the country, especially in urban slums and Indigenous communities. Another positive consequence of the earthquake was that it brought missionaries from the Gospel outreach church to Guatemala. These teachings also suggest that it is the lot of human beings to suffer in this life so that they can reap their reward in the next. With sermons against social injustice the Catholic Church provided moral justification for a movement demanding revolutionary
The Spaniards main purpose was …show more content…
The Mayans were always having difficulties to challenge the military of the Spanish. Moreover, the Catholic Church banish “pagan” practices, again, not understanding that the Mayans only wanted to reclaim communal practices and traditional religious beliefs. There weren’t any successful challenges until the hegemony of the Spanish ruling elite in 1838. That year Raphael Carrera led 4 thousand rebels into Guatemala City and protested liberal reforms. He came to initially have their basic rights to be respected instead to impose more taxes on the rural population. When he saw that his wishes weren’t going to be fulfilled he assumed the presidency until he died in …show more content…
This aid was used to start self-help organizations across the country, especially in urban slums and Indigenous communities. Another positive consequence of the earthquake was that it brought missionaries from the Gospel outreach church to Guatemala. These teachings also suggest that it is the lot of human beings to suffer in this life so that they can reap their reward in the next. With sermons against social injustice the Catholic Church provided moral justification for a movement demanding revolutionary