Cubulco

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Cubulco is a small town, with a population of 10,681 (2018 census), located in the Guatemalan department of Baja Verapaz, at . It serves as the administrative seat for the surrounding municipality of the same name. The municipality covers an area of 711 km² and has a population of 54,869 (2018).

History

Before the Spanish conquest

Worried about the defection of the aj K'ub'ul family chief (who had taken his family away in order to look for fertile and, above all, peaceful land which eventually became the modern Cubulco), the K'iche' king sent a group of soldiers to control every single movement of them. He was afraid that the aj K'ub'ul would look for reinforcements from other peoples in the area to form a strong army and then attack the K'iche's. The warriors settled to the east of the aj K'ub'ul and since the latter had moved away to look for peace and tranquility, they were a very peaceful community. The warriors then told the K'iche' king not to worry about the exiled group as they were peaceful.

As time went by, the K'iche' warriors realized that the lifestyle of the aj K'ub'ul was very different from what they were used to under the rule of their king, as they simply worked their land, harvested their crops and raised their families without having to worry about being invaded or called to fight in a war. Therefore, they went back to their place of origin, Tujalj (Sacapulas and Canillá)), but only to pick up their families and set out again to settle a new community where they were once stationed to keep an eye on the aj K'ub'ul.

Pacific conquest by the Dominican friars

Main article: Bartolomé de las Casas

On his second visit to Guatemala, in 1537, friar Bartolomé de las Casas, O.P. wanted to employ his new method of conversion based on two principles: 1) to preach the Gospel to all men and treat them as equals, and 2) to assert that conversion must be voluntary and based on knowledge and understanding of the Faith. It was important for Las Casas that this method be tested without meddling from secular colonists, so he chose a territory in the heart of Guatemala where there were no previous colonies and where the natives were considered fierce and war-like. Because the land had not been possible to conquer by military means, the governor of Guatemala, Alonso de Maldonado, agreed to sign a contract promising that if the venture was successful he would not establish any new encomiendas in the area. Las Casas's group of friars established a Dominican presence in Rabinal, Sacapulas and Cobán, reaching as far as Chahal and including Cubulco. Through the efforts of Las Casas' missionaries the so-called "Land of War" came to be called "Verapaz", "True Peace". Las Casas's strategy was to teach Christian songs to merchant Indian Christians who then ventured into the area. In this way he was successful in converting several native chiefs, among them those of Atitlán and Chichicastenango, and in building several churches in the territory named Alta Verapaz. These congregated a group of Christian Indians in the location of what is now the town of Rabinal. In 1538 Las Casas was recalled from his mission by Bishop Francisco Marroquín who wanted him to go to Mexico and then on to Spain in order to seek more Dominicans to assist in the mission.

Cubulco's Catholic church was erected in the 1540 and was dedicated to Saint James.

Municipality

As of 1850, four years after it was elevated to a municipality, Cubulco had an estimated population of 4,000.

Population

The local people are predominantly Achi Maya Native Americans who speak the Achi language.

Climate

Cubulco has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen: Aw).

| width = auto | collapsed = yes | metric first = yes | single line = yes | location = Cubulco (1991–2020) | Jan record high C = 36.2 | Feb record high C = 38.6 | Mar record high C = 39.0 | Apr record high C = 40.0 | May record high C = 38.8 | Jun record high C = 38.5 | Jul record high C = 38.0 | Aug record high C = 39.4 | Sep record high C = 34.6 | Oct record high C = 39.1 | Nov record high C = 37.6 | Dec record high C = 38.5 | year record high C = 40.0 | Jan high C = 28.3 | Feb high C = 30.4 | Mar high C = 32.3 | Apr high C = 33.6 | May high C = 32.5 | Jun high C = 30.8 | Jul high C = 30.2 | Aug high C = 30.5 | Sep high C = 30.2 | Oct high C = 28.9 | Nov high C = 27.8 | Dec high C = 28.1 | year high C = 30.3 | Jan low C = 11.8 | Feb low C = 12.0 | Mar low C = 13.5 | Apr low C = 15.7 | May low C = 17.2 | Jun low C = 17.7 | Jul low C = 17.1 | Aug low C = 17.1 | Sep low C = 17.6 | Oct low C = 16.6 | Nov low C = 14.3 | Dec low C = 12.4 | year low C = 15.2 | Jan record low C = -8.1 | Feb record low C = 0.3 | Mar record low C = 0.2 | Apr record low C = 7.0 | May record low C = 7.0 | Jun record low C = 7.5 | Jul record low C = 7.6 | Aug record low C = 6.3 | Sep record low C = 4.6 | Oct record low C = 7.6 | Nov record low C = 0.8 | Dec record low C = 1.0 | year record low C = -8.1 | precipitation colour = green | Jan precipitation mm = 4.5 | Feb precipitation mm = 3.7 | Mar precipitation mm = 11.4 | Apr precipitation mm = 59.7 | May precipitation mm = 166.1 | Jun precipitation mm = 219.2 | Jul precipitation mm = 144.2 | Aug precipitation mm = 179.9 | Sep precipitation mm = 200.0 | Oct precipitation mm = 127.2 | Nov precipitation mm = 37.4 | Dec precipitation mm = 10.5 | year precipitation mm = 1163.8 | unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm | Jan precipitation days = 1.3 | Feb precipitation days = 1.0 | Mar precipitation days = 2.0 | Apr precipitation days = 5.0 | May precipitation days = 10.8 | Jun precipitation days = 17.3 | Jul precipitation days = 14.3 | Aug precipitation days = 15.5 | Sep precipitation days = 17.3 | Oct precipitation days = 13.0 | Nov precipitation days = 4.8 | Dec precipitation days = 2.5 | year precipitation days = 104.8 | source 1 = NOAA{{cite web |url = https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/2.2/data/0-data/Region-4-WMO-Normals-9120/Guatemala/CSV/Cubulco_NA.csv |title = World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — Cubulco |publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |access-date = February 1, 2024}}

Geographic location

Cubulco is at the geographic center of Guatemala and is one of the most visited spots in the whole country.

|Center=Cubulco |North=Chicamán, municipality of El Quiché Department |Northwest=Uspantán, municipality of El Quiché Department |Southeast=Granados, municipality of Baja Verapaz Department |East=Rabinal, municipality of Baja Verapaz Department |West=Concepción and Joyabaj, municipalities of El Quiché Department |South=Granados, municipality of Baja Verapaz Department

References

  1. (8 September 2015). "Byron Tejeda gana elección a alcalde de Salamá". Prensa Libre.
  2. [https://www.citypopulation.de/en/guatemala/admin/ Citypopulation.de] Population of departments and municipalities in Guatemala
  4. [https://www.citypopulation.de/en/guatemala/cities/ Citypopulation.de] Population of cities & towns in Guatemala
  5. (n.d.). "Transcripción de la tradición oral de Cubulco".
  6. Baily, John. (1850). "Central America; Describing Each of the States of Guatemala, Honduras, Salvador, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica". Trelawney Saunders.
  7. SEGEPLAN. (n.d.). "Municipios de Baja Verapaz, Guatemala".

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