Guatemala

Foundation of the University of Guatemala
1581

The University of Guatemala City is founded

Pedro de Alvarado reaches Mayan lands
1523

Pedro de Alvarado marches from Mexico to the Mayan lands of Guatemala

Chichen Itza’s uprising and devastation
1441

Chichen Itza launches a rebellion that is eventually quelled

Foundation of the city of Tayasal
1405

Foundation of the city of Tayasal in the jungle of Peten.