A K'iche' army n the Quetzaltenango valley…
February 1524 CE
A K'iche' army n the Quetzaltenango valley confronts the Spanish army almost a week later, on February 18, 1524, and are comprehensively defeated; many K'iche' nobles are among the dead.
This battle exhausts the K'iche' militarily: they ask for peace and offer tribute, inviting Pedro de Alvarado into their capital Q'umarkaj, which is known as Tecpan Utatlan to the Nahuatl-speaking allies of the Spanish.
Alvarado is deeply suspicious of the K'iche' intentions but accepts the offer and marches to Q'umarkaj with his army.