Atanasio Tzul

guatemala, totonicapan, k'iche, indigenous king, rebellion

Born Jan 01, 1760

Totonicapán, Guatemala

Passed Away Jan 01, 1830 Totonicapán, Guatemala

Lifespan 70 years old

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"No foreign king has the right to demand tribute from the sons and daughters of this sacred earth."

Archival Overview

Indigenous K'iche' Maya leader who led the 1820 Totonicapán indigenous uprising against Spanish colonial tributes and was crowned King.

Biographical Record

Atanasio Tzul was an indigenous K'iche' Maya leader from Totonicapán who led one of the most significant anti-colonial rebellions in Central American history.

In July 1820, following King Ferdinand VII's restoration of punitive royal tributes, Tzul and Lucas Aguilar organized an indigenous uprising that expelled Spanish colonial administrators from Totonicapán.

Tzul was crowned King of the K'iche', governing the region autonomously for twenty-nine days before Spanish military forces suppressed the revolt, remembered as a supreme champion of indigenous sovereignty.

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Final Resting Place

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Totonicapán Indigenous Cemetery
Totonicapán, Guatemala

                         GPS: 14.9167, -91.3667                    

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