Totonicapán Uprising of 1820

Totonicapán Uprising of 1820
	; Totonicapán Department
Date	1820
Location	Guatemala
Result	Spanish victory Suppression of the uprising;
Belligerents
K'iche' of Totonicapán	Captaincy General of Guatemala
Commanders and leaders
Atanasio Tzul	Prudencio Cózar
Strength
11,114 indigenous Maya	1,000 ladino militiamen
Casualties and losses
Unknown	Unknown, light

The Totonicapán Uprising of 1820 was an uprising of indigenous Maya peoples (K'iche') against the Spanish Empire that occurred in Totonicapán, located in the western highlands of Guatemala. The revolt was in response to the excessive tribute demanded by the colonial authorities, and managed to establish a short lived breakaway state in Totonicapán with a free indigenous government. The rebellion was concurrent with the independence of Central America and other Latin American wars of independence.