Alvarado now turns to head upriver into…

February 1524 CE

Alvarado now turns to head upriver into the Sierra Madre mountains towards the K'iche' heartlands, crossing the pass into the fertile valley of Quetzaltenango.

On February 12, 1524, Alvarado's Mexican allies are ambushed in the pass and driven back by K'iche' warriors but the Spanish cavalry charge that follows is a shock for the K'iche', who have never before seen horses.

The cavalry scatters the K'iche' and the army crosses to the city of Xelaju (modern Quetzaltenango) only to find it deserted.

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Quetzaltenango Quiche Guatemala View →

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