Santiago Sacatepéquez (Guatemala)
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Name (Hebrew)
סנטיאגו סאקטפקז (גואטמלה)
Name (Latin)
Santiago Sacatepéquez (Guatemala)
Other forms of name
Sacatepéquez (Guatemala)
Coordinates
W0904500 W0904500 N0143500 N0143500 (geonames )
Associated country
Guatemala
MARC
MARC
Sources of Information
- GeoNames, algorithmically matched, 2009(adm1; 14°35ʹ00ʺN 090°45ʹ00ʺW)
- Santiago Sacatepéquez, seat of a second-order administrative division ( (GeoNames, viewed 5 October 2022) )
- Nuestros tejidos son los libros que la colonia no pudo quemar, 2020:title page verso (Asociación Femenina para el Desarrollo de Sacatepéquez, Santiago, Sacatepéquez, Guatemala)
- Coronado P., J. A. Monografía del Departamento de Sacatepéquez, 1953.
Wikipedia description:
Sacatepéquez (Spanish pronunciation: [sakateˈpekes]) was a city in Guatemala from November 21, 1542 until July 29, 1773 when it was destroyed by the Santa Marta earthquake. Sacatepéquez means "grass hill" and gave its name to the Sacatepéquez Department, founded in 1839. Sacatepéquez and Antigua Guatemala were the two municipalities belonging to the department of Chimaltenango. On September 12, 1839, the department of Sacatepéquez was created, getting its name from the former city. Antigua Guatemala was made the capital.
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