Q'anjob'al

The Q'anjob'al are a Maya people of the Sierra de los Cuchumatanes in Guatemala, with communities extending into Chiapas. Their chief towns include Santa Eulalia, called Jolom Konob in their own language. Their tradition tells of ancestors moving from the Chiapas lowlands into the high mountains, where ancient ceremonial sites predate the Spanish arrival.

In 1525 Pedro de Alvarado's expedition met fierce resistance at Tecpan Puyumatlan, the stronghold that became Santa Eulalia, and Gonzalo de Alvarado reported heavy Spanish losses. Through much of the seventeenth century Q'anjob'al towns such as Santa Eulalia were exposed to raids by the independent Lakandon Ch'ol, until colonial garrisons were installed to protect the frontier.