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6-558: In the 1540s, bishop Francisco Marroquín split the ecclesiastical administration of the central valley of Guatemala between the Order of Preachers and the Franciscans , assigning Sumpango's curato to the former. In 1638, the Dominicans separated their large doctrines in groups revolving around six convents: Ecclesiastic historian Domingo Juarros wrote that in 1754, by virtue of a royal order of

12-450: Is now recognized as a Cultural Good of Guatemala. It was also granted a Cultural Award by then president Óscar Berger Perdomo in the mid 2000s. Sumpango has a subtropical highland climate ( Köppen climate classification : Cwb ). Francisco Marroqu%C3%ADn Francisco Marroquín (1499 – April 18, 1563) was the first bishop of Guatemala , translator of Central American languages and provisional Governor of Guatemala. Marroquín

18-588: The enlightened absolutism of king Carlos III all curatos and doctrines of the regular clergy were moved on to the secular clergy . Sumpango's Festival, also known as the "Giant Kite Festival" is a cultural event that takes place on the first of November each year. On that day, people from the town gather at the football field near the town's cemetery to take part in a giant kite contest. Entrants have typically spent months creating their kites, and participating kites are graded on both creativity and length of flight. This contest has been around for several centuries and

24-658: The priest to accompany him back to Guatemala. After first arriving in Mexico, he traveled onwards to Guatemala with Alvarado, in May 1528. On April 11, 1530, he was appointed parish priest of Guatemala. On December 18, 1534, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul III as Bishop of Santiago de Guatemala and later provisional governor of Guatemala. On April 8, 1537, he was consecrated bishop by Juan de Zumárraga , Archbishop of Mexico , with Juan Lopez de Zárate , Bishop of Antequera, Oaxaca serving as co-consecrator. While bishop, he

30-620: Was born near Santander , Spain . He studied philosophy and theology in Osuna . After entering the priesthood, Marroquín became a professor at the University of Osuna where he met Bishop García de Loaisa , an adviser to Emperor Charles V . Marroquín became a priest in the Spanish royal court. In 1528 the conquistador Pedro de Alvarado , Governor of Guatemala, was in Spain and met Marroquín; he convinced

36-636: Was the principal consecrator of Tomás Casillas , Bishop of Chiapas (1552) and principal co-consecrator of Antonio de Valdivieso , Bishop of Nicaragua (1544). Marroquín founded the School of Saint Thomas in 1559 (now the University of San Carlos of Guatemala ) as part of his efforts to educate the native people. He became a scholar of the Kʼicheʼ language and published the first catechism in that language. The Universidad Francisco Marroquín in Guatemala City

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