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Spanish conquistador Pedro de Alvarado led a Spanish expedition from Mexico and invaded Guatemala
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Indigenous Guatemalan population crushed and Guatemala becomes a Spanish colony under the control of the Captaincy General of Guatemala
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Guatemala became a part of the Mexican empire
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Guatemala gains independence from Spain
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Guatemala broke away from Mexico
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The United Provinces of Central America was formed of the five Central American states under General Manuel Jose Arce
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Guatemala becomes part of the United Provinces of Central America, which also includes Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua
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Guatemala becomes fully independent following the dissolution of the United Provinces of Central America
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Rafael Carrera takes control as the first of many Guatemalan liberal dictators up to 1945
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A Guatemalan constitution was adopted which was subsequently amended on several occasions
