Mataquescuintla

Mataquescuintla
Municipality
Mataquescuintla
Captain General Rafael Carrera, president for life of Guatemala (1840-1865). Used Mataquescuintla as his military headquarters for several years. [1][2][3]
Mataquescuintla Location within Guatemala
Coordinates: 14°32′1″N 90°11′2″W / 14.53361°N 90.18389°WCoordinates: 14°32′1″N 90°11′2″W / 14.53361°N 90.18389°W
Country	Guatemala
Department	Jalapa
Villa	1848
Incorporated	1848
Government
• Type	Mayor–Council
• Body	Mataquescuintla municipal council
• Mayor of Mataquescuintla	Hugo Manfredo Loy
Elevation	1,680 m (5,000 ft)
Population (2012)Censo de Guatemala, 2012
• Total	32,860
Demonym(s)	Mataquescuintleco Mataquescuintleca
Time zone	Central America (UTC-6)
Climate	Cwb
Website	Mataquescuintla municipality

Mataquescuintla is a municipality in the Jalapa department of Guatemala. During the 19th century, it served as the headquarters for the peasant militia of general Rafael Carrera.^[1]

References

1. Woodward 1993.
2. Woodward 2002.
3. González Davison 2008.

Bibliography

• Woodward, Ralph Lee (1993). Rafael Carrera and the Emergence of the Republic of Guatemala, 1821-1871. Athens, GA: University of Georgia Press.