363:
247:. Among the original families of which took over the lands of San José Acatempa include the family surnames of: Alvarez, Boteo, Cano, Castillo, Cermeño, García, Jiménez, Pernillo, Pineda, among others. The surname of Segura was added later, which according to records began by the arrival of the colonel of the colonial Spanish army Carlos Segura in the late 19th century. Coronel Segura later took the commanding officer position of the army in Azacualpa.
25:
483:
267:
In general, people from
Acatempa have great appreciation for horsemanship. The population is primarily dedicated to the cultivation of coffee. Historically, high proportion among male adults find jobs in the army, police forces, and private security companies. In contrast, women tend to work in
268:
domestic duties. Culturally, males accustom to dress cowboy style and women dress very conservative. Both males and females show preference for ranchera music, and this, makes the guitar and accordion the most popular played instruments in the municipality.
255:
Currently, San José Acatempa is a municipality with an estimated population of approximately 14,000; since the foundation of the municipality, in 1525, migration has occurred to departments in the oriental region and the capital of the country,
194:
According to historical records, the region was originally occupied by indigenous people that were either annihilated or expelled by groups of families of
Spanish conquistadors. These pioneers were self-denominated as gypsies from
280:
Major problems of the municipality include but not limited to: violent crimes, land tenure, scarcity of water, contaminated river, lack of agricultural extension services, health care services, and extreme poverty.
182:. The town was previously known by the name of Azacualpa, and during the colonial period, the region was known as Valle de Zacualpa. San José Acatempa received its current name in 1944 by order of General
264:
from the 1960s alone, such migration has been driven by economic reasons and search for educational opportunities. Jokingly, people states that there are more
Acatempans in USA than the town itself.
272:
is the spoken language, and it is characterized by common usage of old
Spanish/Castilian forms. The people of Acatempa are known for their genuine hospitality, they receive visitors with open arms.
227:. This explains the small proportion of individuals with light dark skin, a characteristic of people with Mediterranean origin. Another discussed hypothesis asserts that those
291:
514:
123:
352:
519:
89:
61:
68:
42:
310:
75:
509:
504:
108:
524:
345:
57:
174:
y
Contreras, which was on route to conquer the region of the old kingdom of Cuzcatlan, now parts of southeastern
529:
46:
338:
155:
330:
82:
35:
311:"San José Acatempa (Municipality, Guatemala) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location"
472:
362:
422:
392:
8:
462:
452:
366:
159:
171:
269:
200:
397:
407:
432:
257:
498:
261:
228:
208:
138:
125:
220:
467:
167:
417:
402:
183:
179:
427:
360:
224:
212:
175:
163:
24:
412:
437:
377:
260:. It is believed that at least 4,000 people have migrated to the
244:
216:
196:
447:
442:
236:
482:
240:
232:
290:
204:
49:. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
170:in 1525 under the command of Capitán General Don
496:
166:. One of the first towns founded by the Spanish
346:
353:
339:
109:Learn how and when to remove this message
515:Municipalities of the Jutiapa Department
497:
334:
284:
47:adding citations to reliable sources
18:
13:
520:People of Hungarian-Romani descent
481:
16:Municipality in Jutiapa, Guatemala
14:
541:
275:
207:but the majority belonged to the
361:
289:
203:-speaking, some Hungarians were
23:
211:ethnicity that were mixed with
34:needs additional citations for
303:
1:
296:
239:descendants passing through
215:that originated mainly from
7:
10:
546:
250:
189:
510:Jewish Guatemalan history
505:Hungarian-Jewish diaspora
479:
385:
373:
525:Romani in North America
486:
530:Hungarian communities
485:
315:www.citypopulation.de
231:may have arrived to
178:and the republic of
43:improve this article
463:Santa Catarina Mita
135: /
58:"San José Acatempa"
487:
367:Jutiapa Department
160:Jutiapa department
492:
491:
458:San José Acatempa
285:Palacio Municipal
172:Pedro de Alvarado
152:San José Acatempa
139:14.267°N 90.133°W
119:
118:
111:
93:
537:
365:
355:
348:
341:
332:
331:
325:
324:
322:
321:
307:
293:
150:
149:
147:
146:
145:
140:
136:
133:
132:
131:
128:
114:
107:
103:
100:
94:
92:
51:
27:
19:
545:
544:
540:
539:
538:
536:
535:
534:
495:
494:
493:
488:
477:
381:
369:
359:
329:
328:
319:
317:
309:
308:
304:
299:
287:
278:
253:
192:
144:14.267; -90.133
143:
141:
137:
134:
129:
126:
124:
122:
121:
115:
104:
98:
95:
52:
50:
40:
28:
17:
12:
11:
5:
543:
533:
532:
527:
522:
517:
512:
507:
490:
489:
480:
478:
476:
475:
470:
465:
460:
455:
450:
445:
440:
435:
430:
425:
420:
415:
410:
405:
400:
395:
389:
387:
386:Municipalities
383:
382:
374:
371:
370:
358:
357:
350:
343:
335:
327:
326:
301:
300:
298:
295:
286:
283:
277:
276:Major problems
274:
258:Guatemala city
252:
249:
191:
188:
117:
116:
31:
29:
22:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
542:
531:
528:
526:
523:
521:
518:
516:
513:
511:
508:
506:
503:
502:
500:
484:
474:
471:
469:
466:
464:
461:
459:
456:
454:
451:
449:
446:
444:
441:
439:
436:
434:
431:
429:
426:
424:
421:
419:
416:
414:
411:
409:
406:
404:
401:
399:
398:Asunción Mita
396:
394:
391:
390:
388:
384:
380:
379:
372:
368:
364:
356:
351:
349:
344:
342:
337:
336:
333:
316:
312:
306:
302:
294:
292:
282:
273:
271:
265:
263:
262:United States
259:
248:
246:
242:
238:
234:
230:
226:
222:
218:
214:
210:
206:
202:
198:
187:
185:
181:
177:
173:
169:
168:conquistadors
165:
161:
157:
153:
148:
113:
110:
102:
91:
88:
84:
81:
77:
74:
70:
67:
63:
60: –
59:
55:
54:Find sources:
48:
44:
38:
37:
32:This article
30:
26:
21:
20:
468:Yupiltepeque
457:
376:
318:. Retrieved
314:
305:
288:
279:
266:
254:
193:
156:municipality
151:
120:
105:
96:
86:
79:
72:
65:
53:
41:Please help
36:verification
33:
423:El Progreso
418:El Adelanto
403:Atescatempa
393:Agua Blanca
184:Jorge Ubico
180:El Salvador
142: /
499:Categories
473:Zapotitlán
428:Jalpatagua
320:2024-04-12
297:References
221:País Vasco
99:April 2024
69:newspapers
375:Capital:
225:Andalucia
213:Spaniards
176:Guatemala
164:Guatemala
413:Conguaco
453:Quesada
438:Jutiapa
378:Jutiapa
270:Spanish
251:Culture
245:Morocco
217:Navarra
201:Spanish
197:Hungary
190:History
158:in the
130:90°08′W
127:14°16′N
83:scholar
448:Pasaco
443:Moyuta
408:Comapa
237:Jewish
229:Romani
223:, and
209:Romani
85:
78:
71:
64:
56:
433:Jerez
241:Egypt
235:from
233:Spain
154:is a
90:JSTOR
76:books
243:and
205:Jews
199:and
62:news
162:of
45:by
501::
313:.
219:,
186:.
354:e
347:t
340:v
323:.
112:)
106:(
101:)
97:(
87:·
80:·
73:·
66:·
39:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
