| DATE |
ENGLISH |
ESPANOL |
| Oct 9, 1850 | To form the districts of Jalapa and Jutiapa, some people were taken to Chiquimula and Escuintla. The government order issued on this date abandoned those districts, returning them to their original state. Jalapa was returned to its previous condition of dependency on Jutiapa until Nov 24, 1873. | Para formar los distritos de Jalapa y Jutiapa, algunas personas fueron llevadas a Chiquimula y Escuintla. La orden emitida por el gobierno en esta fecha abandono esos distritos, devolviendolos a su estado original. Jalapa fue restituido a su estado anterior de la dependencia de Jutiapa hasta el 24 de noviembre 1873. |
| 1852 | The District of Jutiapa is promoted to a department but the shape of the department changed several times. In subsequent years, Asunción Mita, Santa Catarina Mita, Azacualpa, and the valleys of Agua Blanca and El Espinal were at variously annexed to Jutiapa. | |
| May 8, 1852 | The Department of Santa Rosa is created by governmental agreement. | El Departamento de Santa Rosa se crea por acuerdo gubernativo. |
| Oct 24, 1858 | Rafael Alvarez Ovalle, composer of the music to the Himno Popular de Guatemala and the Guatemalan National Anthem, is born in San Juan Comalapa, Chimaltenango. | Rafael Álvarez Ovalle, compositor de la música para el Himno Popular de Guatemala y el Himno Nacional de Guatemala, nace en San Juan Comalapa, Chimaltenango. |
| 1859 | Treaty between Britain and Guatemala defines the boundaries of Belize. | Tratado entre Gran Bretaña y Guatemala define las fronteras de Belice. |
| 1861 | Etienne Brasseur de Bourbourg copies and translates the Popol Vuh, a sixteenth century Quiche Maya text. | |
| 1864 | Etienne Brasseur de Bourbourg finds Diego de Landa's manuscript from 1562, Relacion de las Cosas de Yucatan, in the collections of the Royal Academy of History in Madrid, and publishes the manuscript. | |
| May 8, 1866 | The Departments of Izabal, El Peten, San Marcos are created by governmental agreement. | Los Departamentos de Izabal, El Peten, y San Marcos son creados por acuerdo gubernativo. |
| 1869 | Etienne Brasseur de Bourbourg finds part of the Madrid Codex in a private collection in Spain and calls it the Codex Troano. | |
| Nov 10, 1871 | The Department of Chiquimula is divided into two departments, Chiquimula and Zacapa by Executive Decree No. 20. The Department of Zacapa is created Executive Decree No. 31. | El Departamento de Chiquimula se divide en dos departamentos, Chiquimula y Zacapa por el Decreto Nº 20. El Departamento de Zacapa se crea por Decreto Ejecutivo Nº 31. |
| Aug 12, 1872 | The government of Guatemala takes part of the territory of the Department of Solola and part of Totonicapan and creates the Department of Quiché. | El gobierno de Guatemala toma parte del territorio del Departamento de Sololá y parte de Totonicapán y crea el Departamento de Quiché. |
| Nov 24, 1873 | The Department of Jalapa is created by decree number 107, significantly reducing the size of the Department of Jutiapa. | El Departamento de Jalapa se crea por decreto número 107, reduciendo significativamente el tamaño del Departamento de Jutiapa. |
| 1875 | The missing part of the Madrid Codex, found by Etienne Brasseur de Bourbourg in 1869, is found. | |
| 1877 | Teobert Maler visits Palenque, beginning a long career of photographing, exploring, and recording Maya sites. | |
| May 4, 1877 | The Department of Baja Verapaz is created by Executive Decree No. 181. | El Departamento de Baja Verapaz se crea por Decreto Ejecutivo Nº 181. |
| Oct 16, 1877 | The Department of Retalhuleu is created by Decree No. 194. | El Departamento de Retalhuleu se crea por Decreto Nº 194. |
| Nov 10, 1878 | Jorge Ubico Castañeda, dictator from 1931 to 1944, is born in Guatemala City. He died in New Orleans, USA, June 14, 1946. | Jorge Ubico Castañeda, dictador desde 1931 hasta 1944, nace en la ciudad de Guatemala. Murió en Nueva Orleans, EE.UU., 14 de junio de 1946. |
| 1881 | Alfred Maudslay begins important research, photographing and recording Maya ruins from 1881 to 1894. | |
| 1887 | Leon de Rosny publishes 22-page fragment of the Paris Codex. | |
| 1889 | José Maria Bonilla Ruano, Guatemalan author, is born in Jalapa. In 1935 Bonilla Ruano made certain edits to the lyrics to the Guatemalan National Anthem at the behest of Guatemalan President Jorge Ubico. | José María Bonilla Ruano, escritor guatemalteco, nació en Jalapa. En 1935 Bonilla Ruano hizo algunas modificaciones a la letra el Himno Nacional de Guatemala, a instancias del presidente de Guatemala, Jorge Ubico. |
| 1895 | General José Miguel Ramón Ydígoras Fuentes, who served as president from March 2, 1958 to March 31, 1963, is born in Retalhuleu. | General José Miguel Ramón Ydígoras Fuentes, quien se desempeñó como presidente del 2 marzo 1958 hasta 31 marzo 1963, nace en Retalhuleu. |
| 1896 | George Gordon's publication of the first Harvard Maya Project at Copan. | |
| Oct 28, 1896 | A panel of judges chooses the lyrics signed "anonymous" as the words to the National Anthem of Guatemala. Years later it was learned that the author of these lyrics was José Joaquín Palma. | Un panel de jueces elige la letra firmada "anónimo", como la letra de el Himno Nacional de Guatemala. Años más tarde se supo que el autor de estas letras fue José Joaquín Palma. |
| Feb 1, 1897 | The musical composition of Rafael Alvarez Ovalle was officially recognized as the music to accompany the words previously chosen for the National Anthem of Guatemala. | La composición musical de Rafael Álvarez Ovalle fue reconocida oficialmente como la música para acompañar las palabras previamente elegida para el himno nacional de Guatemala. |
| 1898 | From 1898 to 1920 President Manuel Estrada Cabrera is one of the first Latin dictators to create his own secret police. He plunders the treasury, expands the standing army, and systematically oppresses opponents. | De 1898 a 1920 el presidente Manuel Estrada Cabrera es uno de los dictadores de América primero en crear su propia policía secreta. Se saquea la tesorería, se expande el ejército permanente, y sistemáticamente oprime a los opositores. |