Antigua, the capital of the Captaincy-General of Guatemala, was founded in the early 16th century. Built 1,500 m above sea-level, in an earthquake-prone region, it was largely destroyed by an ...

It would eventually be declared the Captaincy General of Guatemala, or part of the Kingdom of Guatemala, another subset of Spanish rule. After more than 300 years, it would break free from Spanish ...

A gem of colonial Baroque architecture, clasped in a setting of three imposing volcanoes, the Unesco-listed city was once the capital of the Captaincy General of Guatemala under the Spanish crown.

General Miguel Idigoras Fuentes, who dreamt of becoming the strong man of Guatemala through his friendship with Captain Arbenz, was sent to Washington as military attaché. Early Friday ...

There was rebellion in the six Central American provinces that made up the Capitanía General de Guatemala (Captaincy General of Guatemala), even in Costa Rica, far from that epicenter of discontent ...

Antigua, the capital of the Captaincy-General of Guatemala, was founded in the early 16th century. Built 1,500 m above sea-level, in an earthquake-prone region, it was largely destroyed by an ...