Tecun Uman, Mayan ruler (born 1500)

Tecun Uman

Mayan emperor of Guatemala (1500-1524)

Tecun Uman was one of the last rulers of the K'iche' Maya people, in the Highlands of what is now Guatemala. According to the Kaqchikel annals, he was slain by Spanish conquistador Pedro de Alvarado while waging battle against the Spanish and their allies on the approach to…