Otzoyá

Otzoyá is an older name associated with Totonicapán in the K’iche’ highlands of Guatemala. The mountain town and its surrounding communities maintained a strong Indigenous presence under Spanish colonial rule. In 1820 resentment over tribute and other burdens helped bring about an uprising led by Atanasio Tzul and Lucas Aguilar. The movement spread from Totonicapán to neighboring towns, revealing the tensions between K’iche’ communities and colonial authorities in the final years of Spanish rule.