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Updated: 8 Dec 2017
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Created byAshton B. Crandall
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Christopher Columbus's voyages to the Americas, the Spanish sent many expeditions to the region, and they began their conquest of Maya territory in 1523.In 1538, Spain established the Real Audiencia of Panama, which had jurisdiction over all land from the Strait of Magellan to the Gulf of Fonseca.This entity was dissolved in 1543, and most of the territory within Central America then fell under the jurisdiction of the Audiencia Real de Guatemala.In 1609 the area became a captaincy general and the governor was also granted the title of captain general.The Captaincy General of Guatemala lasted for more than two centuries, but began to fray after a rebellion in 1811 which began in the intendancy of San Salvador.The Captaincy General formally ended on 15 September 1821, with the signing of the Act of Independence of Central America.The lowlands of southwest Chiapas, including Soconusco, initially belonged to the Republic until 1824, when Mexico annexed most of Chiapas and began its claims to Soconusco
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Pre-Spanish colonization of the Americas in the 1400-1500.
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