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The Philharmonic Association of Guatemala City is founded
Founded by Maestro Eulalio Samayoa and called "Asociación Filarmónica del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús en la Ciudad de Guatemala -
Maria Encarnacion Rosal, a Guatemalan nun, is born.
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Independence
Guatemala is declared as an independent country -
The leaders of the Corregimiento of Chiquimula meet and decide to secede from Guatemala and join the Kingdom of Mexico
The government of Guatemala immediately dispatched soldiers to put a stop to it and force the leaders to swear allegiance to Guatemala, which they did. -
The United Provinces of Central America (Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and El Salvador) gain independence from Mexico
The union dissolved by 1840 -
The Departments of Alta Verapaz, Chiquimula, Escuintla, Sacatepequez, Totonicapán, y Guatemala are created by decree of the Constituent Assembly.
The Constituent Assembly promotes the Corregimiento (precinct) of Chiquimula to a department and divides Chiquimula into seven districts. It also creates the Department of Solola -
The Constituent Assembly divides Guatemala into seven departments
Guatemala, Sacatepéquez, Chimaltenango, Escuintla, Mita, Chiquimula, and Verapaz. In addition, two special districts were created, Izabal and Peten, that are directly under the central government. Jalapa stayed within the jurisdiction of Mita. -
Birthdate of Teobert Maler, the first explorer to carefully and accurately survey, describe, draw, and photograph sites of Mayan ruins
He also was ahead of his time in advocating preservation of the ruins and prohibition of the common practice of sacking the sites for statues and jewelry, and doing severe damage in the process. -
José Joaquín Palma, author of the lyrics to the Guatemalan National Anthem, is born
He was born in Bayamo, Cuba
