HISTORY 166B Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Juan José Arévalo, Francisco Javier Arana, Industrial Revolution
31 Aug 2016
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Lecture 2: october revolution building democracy in guatemala. Was the center of the ancient mayan empire. The spanish did not pay much attention to guatemala; it meant there was a lot of autonomy over their politics and religious customs. By the 20th century most of guatemala"s population are mayans. Most maya were not allowed to vote up until the october revolution. Economy is ruled by an elite los ladinos eran los que controlaban la mayoria de la tierra arable. Juan jose y jacobo arbenz tambien eran gueros. Ladinos were associated with urban life because most mayans lived in rural areas. Involved ladinos principally students teachers and middle class people and workers who are protesting ubico"s dictatorship. The maya are benefitted by some of the reforms made by juan jose arevalo. For the first time there is a democratically form of government. Ubico is forced to step down from power. Guatemala had a long history of the military controlling most things.
