The Kaqchikel (in modern orthography; formerly also spelled Cakchiquel) are one of the indigenous Maya peoples of the midwestern highlands in Guatemala. They subsist agriculturally, and their culture reflects a fusion of Maya and Spanish influences. Kaqchikel is also the name of their indigenous language. The term has no universal, standard or fixed definition. ... The Maya peoples constitute a diverse range of the Native American peoples of southern Mexico and northern Central America. ... Genealogy Areal Uto-Aztecan —5000 BP* Soshonean (N Uto-Aztecan) —3500 BP Numic (Plateau group) —2000 BP C Plateau Soshoni [SHH] Comanche [COM] Paramint [PAR] S Plateau Ute-Chemehuevi (S Paiute) [UTE] Kawaiisu [KAW] W Plateau Mono [MON] Paiute (Northern Paiute) [PAO] Takic ( Southern Californian) —2400...

Historically, the Kaqchikel were one of several Postclassic highland Maya states conquered by Pedro de Alvarado in the 1520s. At that time, they were the enemies of the neighbouring K'iche' (Quiché) states. Mesoamerican chronology The chronology of Pre-Columbian Mesoamerica is usually divided into the following eras: Paleo-Indian Period c. ... Pedro de Alvarado y Contreras (Badajoz, c. ...