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The Ki'che' , or Quiché in Spanish spelling, are a Native American people, part of the Maya ethnic group. The term also denotes their native language, and their nation in pre-Columbian times, a part of the ancient Maya civilization.

The Quiché People

The Quiché people live mostly in the highlands of Guatemala, and in pre-Columbian times they were one of the most powerful states in the region. Their capital city was Gumarcaj, the ruins of which are a short distance from Santa Cruz del Quiché. Most of them speak the Quiché language, although most also have at least a working knowledge of Spanish,except in some isolated rural villages.

The Quiché were conquered by the conquistador Pedro de Alvarado in the early 16th century. Their last king, Tecún UmánTecun Uman was the last king of the Quiche people, in the highlands of what is now Guatemala. Tecun Uman was killed in combat by Spanish Conquistador Pedro de Alvarado at Quetzaltenango. Tecun Uman remains a folk-hero in modern Guatemala. One story says t, who was killed by Alvarado, remains a folk-hero and figure of legend.

The El Quiché department of Guatemala is named after them. The department is the heartland of the people, but in former times they were spread over a wider area of the Guatemala highlands.

The Popol VuhThe Popol Vuh ("Council Book"; Popol Wuj in modern Quiche spelling) is the book of scripture of the Quiche, a Kingdom of the Maya civilization in Guatemala. The name Popol Vuh was also adopted by two European rock bands: see Popol Vuh (Norwegian band) ( 1, the most extensive and complete pre-Columbian literary text known today, tells how the world and humans were created by the gods, the story of the divine brothers, and the history of the Quiché from their migration into their homeland up to the SpanishThe Kingdom of Spain is a country located in the southwest of Europe. It shares the Iberian Peninsula with Portugal, Gibraltar and Andorra. To the northeast, along the Pyrenees mountain range, it borders France and the tiny principality of Andorra. It inc conquest.

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