Sotz'il Mayan Cultural Leader of the Mayan People in Guatemala murdered
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Leonardo Lisondro Guarcia Guarcax Gonzales, the leader and teacher of the mayan theatre group "Sotzil" http://www.sotzil.org/ based in Chimaltenango, Guatemala, has been murdered. Gonzales was abducted last Wednesday, the 25th of August, his body was found later on friday. He was assassinated, this has deeply outraged the Mayan people of Guatemala, it is believed because his work was devoted to empowering the Mayan people of Guatemala, through workshops and theatre he taught ancient Mayan philosophy and revived shamanic ceremonies in performance art. He was an amazing leader and preserver of the Mayan culture.
Sotz'il Maya is an organization model based on community participation basis for generating alternative proposals and technical and political nature in the economic, social and culture, with the aim of overcoming the problems facing the people affected and Maya in particular, indigenous peoples and Guatemalan society in general as well as contribute to the process of construction of pluralistic and self-sustainable development in Guatemala.
Sotz'il means Kaqchikel language bat, the bat is the symbol of the People Kaqchikel as protector and nahual of kaqchikeles SOTZ'IL called.
According to the Memorial of Solola, Annals of the Kaqchikel, after creating the world and man, the ancestors of the Pueblo Kaqchikel came from the west to the city of Tulan, this city is the birthplace of all the peoples of Mayan origin , as have the ancient manuscripts, such as Pop Vuh, Title of the Lords of Totonicapán and the said Memorial.
The ancestors of the Kakchiquel people, to reach Tulán found a bat to keep his doors, and in this place were given a red staff, hence the name of Kaqchikeles (those of the staff or stick red) and after delivering a tribute commanded them to populate the territories they inhabit today.
Leonardo Lisondro Guarcia Guarcax Gonzales will be missed by the mayan people, but his contribution to reviving and peserving the Mayan ceremonies and culture will stay alive. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hut8W6gr3cU
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Leonardo Lisondro Guarcia Guarcax Gonzales, líder y maestro del grupo de teatro maya "Sotz'il" http://www.sotzil.org/ con sede en Chimaltenango, Guatemala. Gonzales fue secuestrado el miércoles pasado el 25 de agosto, sus cadáver fue hallado más tarde el viernes. Fue asesinado, esto ha indignado profundamente al pueblo maya de Guatemala, se cree debido a que su trabajo fue dedicado a lograr que el pueblo maya de Guatemala, a través de talleres y teatro enseñó filosofía maya y revivió ceremonias chamánicas en el arte de rendimiento. Fue un líder increíble y preservador de la cultura Maya.
Sotzil es una organización Maya, constituye un modelo organizado fundamentado en la participación comunitaria, base que permite generar propuestas y alternativas de carácter técnico-político en los ámbitos económico, social y cultura, con el propósito de superar la problemática que afecta y afronta el pueblo Maya en particular, los pueblos indígenas y a la sociedad Guatemalteca en general, así como aportar al proceso de construcción del desarrollo plural y auto sostenible para Guatemala.
Sotz' significa murciélago en idioma Kaqchikel, el murciélago es el símbolo del Pueblo Kaqchikel, como protector y nahual de los kaqchikeles recibe el nombre de SOTZ'IL.
Según el Memorial de Sololá, Anales de los Kaqchikeles, después de la creación del mundo y del hombre, los antepasados del Pueblo Kaqchikel llegaron desde el occidente a la ciudad de Tulán, esta ciudad es el lugar de origen de todos los pueblos de origen maya, según cuentan los antiguos manuscritos, como el Pop Wuj, Título de los Señores de Totonicapán y el citado Memorial.
Los antepasados del pueblo kaqchikel, al llegar a Tulán encontraron un murciélago guardando sus puertas, y en este lugar se les entregó un báculo rojo, de donde proviene el nombre de Kaqchikeles (los del báculo o palo rojo) y después de entregar un tributo se les mandó poblar los territorios que habitan actualmente. Leonardo Lisondro Guarcia Guarcax Gonzales será extrañado por los mayas, pero su contribución a la reactivación y peserving las ceremonias mayas y la cultura se quedará con vida. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hut8W6gr3cU
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Comments
This is very erie to me.
This is very erie to me. Last night a bat was flying around in the house.
Que Lastima!
This is so sad to hear. My mother is doing a lot of work with the indigenous peoples of central and south america. She just left Guatemala after spending a lot of time with local Mayans. They are looking forward to the changes 2012 is said to be bringing. Looking forward to what will hopefully be a positive change. What a horrible tragedy that this leader had to die-what a blessing that his teachings will live on. Thank you for sharing this.
please keep us posted
I agree with FW here above - it is good to hear from you again! Unfortunately with such sad news, but I very much appreciate to be informed about this. Please keep us posted - it would be very interesting to hear the theories on who did it...
Namaste dear friend - I send you my love!
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