Fray Bartolomé de las Casas (Spanish pronunciation:[fɾajβaɾtoloˈmeðelasˈkasas]) is a municipality in the Guatemalan department of Alta Verapaz. It is situated at 170m above sea level. It contains 31,611 people. It covers a terrain of 1229km2. The annual festival is April 30-May 4. It is named after the 15th-century Spanish priest, bishop, and writer Bartolomé de Las Casas.
The first settler project in the Franja Transversal del Norte (FTN) was in Sebol-Chinajá in Alta Verapaz. Sebol, then regarded as a strategic point and route through Cancuén river, which communicated with Petén through the Usumacinta River on the border with Mexico and the only road that existed was a dirt one built by President Lázaro Chacón in 1928. In 1958, during the government of General Miguel Ydígoras Fuentes the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) financed infrastructure projects in Sebol.[a] In 1960, then Army captain Fernando Romeo Lucas García inherited Saquixquib and Punta de Boloncó farms in northeastern Sebol. In 1963 he bought the farm "San Fernando" El Palmar de Sejux and finally bought the "Sepur" farm near San Fernando. During those years, Lucas Garcia was in the Guatemalan legislature and lobbied heavily in Congress to boost investment in that area of the country.[2]
In 1962, the DGAA became the National Institute of Agrarian Reform (INTA), by Decree 1551 which created the law of Agrarian Transformation. In 1964, INTA defined the geography of the FTN as the northern part of the departments of Huehuetenango, Quiché, Alta Verapaz and Izabal and that same year priests of the Maryknoll order and the Order of the Sacred Heart began the first process of colonization, along with INTA, carrying settlers from Huehuetenango to the Ixcán sector in Quiché.[3]
The Northern Transversal Strip was officially created during the government of General Carlos Arana Osorio in 1970, by Decree 60-70 in the Congress, for agricultural development.[4]
African oil palm plantation areas in Guatemala as of 2014.[5]
There is a large demand within Guatemala and some of its neighbors for edible oils and fats, which would explain how the African oil palm became so prevalent in the country in detriment of other oils, and which has allowed new companies associated to large capitals in a new investment phase that can be found particularly in some territories that form the Northern Transversal Strip of Guatemala.[6] The investors are trying to turn Guatemala into one of the main palm oil exporters, in spite of the decline on its international price. The most active region is found in Chisec and Cobán, in Alta Verapaz Department; Ixcán in Quiché Department, and Sayaxché, Petén Department, where Palmas del Ixcán, S.A. (PALIX) is located, both with its own plantation and those of subcontractors. Another active region is that of Fray Bartolomé de las Casas and Chahal in Alta Verapaz Department; El Estor and Livingston, Izabal Department; and San Luis, Petén, where Naturaceites operates.[6]
^ "Climate: Fray Bartolomé de las Casas". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
^ abSEGEPLAN. . Secretaría General de Planificación y Programación de la Presidencia de la República (in Spanish). Guatemala. Archived from the original on 30 June 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
BibliographyEdit
Solano, Luis (2012). (PDF) (in Spanish). Centro de Estudios y Documentación de la Frontera Occidental de Guatemala, CEDFOG. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
Solano, Luis (15 July 2015). (PDF). Revista Enfoque. Guatemala (36). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 July 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
External linksEdit
Muni in Spanish
October 23, 2023
fray, bartolomé, casas, spanish, pronunciation, fɾaj, βaɾtoloˈme, ˈkasas, municipality, guatemalan, department, alta, verapaz, situated, 170m, above, level, contains, people, covers, terrain, 1229km2, annual, festival, april, named, after, 15th, century, spani. Fray Bartolome de las Casas Spanish pronunciation fɾaj baɾtoloˈme de las ˈkasas is a municipality in the Guatemalan department of Alta Verapaz It is situated at 170m above sea level It contains 31 611 people It covers a terrain of 1229km2 The annual festival is April 30 May 4 It is named after the 15th century Spanish priest bishop and writer Bartolome de Las Casas Fray Bartolome de las CasasFray Bartolome de las CasasLocation in GuatemalaCoordinates 15 50 44 N 89 51 57 W 15 84556 N 89 86583 W 15 84556 89 86583CountryGuatemalaDepartmentAlta VerapazClimateAf Contents 1 History 1 1 Franja Transversal del Norte 2 Economy 2 1 African oil palm 3 Climate 4 Geographic location 5 See also 6 Notes and references 6 1 References 6 2 Bibliography 7 External linksHistory EditFranja Transversal del Norte Edit Main article Franja Transversal del Norte See also Carlos Manuel Arana Osorio and Fernando Romeo Lucas Garcia nbsp nbsp Fray Bartolome de las Casasclass notpageimage Location of Fray Bartolome de las Casas in Franja Transversal del Norte It is of public interest and national emergency the establishment of Agrarian Development Zones in the area included within the municipalities San Ana Huista San Antonio Huista Nenton Jacaltenango San Mateo Ixtatan and Santa Cruz Barillas in Huehuetenango Chajul and San Miguel Uspantan in Quiche Coban Chisec San Pedro Carcha Lanquin Senahu Cahabon and Chahal in Alta Verapaz and the entire department of Izabal Decree 60 70 first article 1 The first settler project in the Franja Transversal del Norte FTN was in Sebol Chinaja in Alta Verapaz Sebol then regarded as a strategic point and route through Cancuen river which communicated with Peten through the Usumacinta River on the border with Mexico and the only road that existed was a dirt one built by President Lazaro Chacon in 1928 In 1958 during the government of General Miguel Ydigoras Fuentes the Inter American Development Bank IDB financed infrastructure projects in Sebol a In 1960 then Army captain Fernando Romeo Lucas Garcia inherited Saquixquib and Punta de Bolonco farms in northeastern Sebol In 1963 he bought the farm San Fernando El Palmar de Sejux and finally bought the Sepur farm near San Fernando During those years Lucas Garcia was in the Guatemalan legislature and lobbied heavily in Congress to boost investment in that area of the country 2 In 1962 the DGAA became the National Institute of Agrarian Reform INTA by Decree 1551 which created the law of Agrarian Transformation In 1964 INTA defined the geography of the FTN as the northern part of the departments of Huehuetenango Quiche Alta Verapaz and Izabal and that same year priests of the Maryknoll order and the Order of the Sacred Heart began the first process of colonization along with INTA carrying settlers from Huehuetenango to the Ixcan sector in Quiche 3 The Northern Transversal Strip was officially created during the government of General Carlos Arana Osorio in 1970 by Decree 60 70 in the Congress for agricultural development 4 Economy EditAfrican oil palm Edit See also African oil palm nbsp African oil palm plantation areas in Guatemala as of 2014 5 There is a large demand within Guatemala and some of its neighbors for edible oils and fats which would explain how the African oil palm became so prevalent in the country in detriment of other oils and which has allowed new companies associated to large capitals in a new investment phase that can be found particularly in some territories that form the Northern Transversal Strip of Guatemala 6 The investors are trying to turn Guatemala into one of the main palm oil exporters in spite of the decline on its international price The most active region is found in Chisec and Coban in Alta Verapaz Department Ixcan in Quiche Department and Sayaxche Peten Department where Palmas del Ixcan S A PALIX is located both with its own plantation and those of subcontractors Another active region is that of Fray Bartolome de las Casas and Chahal in Alta Verapaz Department El Estor and Livingston Izabal Department and San Luis Peten where Naturaceites operates 6 Climate EditFray Bartolome de las Casas has a tropical rainforest climate Koppen Af Climate data for Fray Bartolome de las CasasMonth Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec YearAverage high C F 26 5 79 7 28 6 83 5 30 0 86 0 31 8 89 2 31 7 89 1 32 0 89 6 30 2 86 4 30 6 87 1 30 4 86 7 29 7 85 5 27 9 82 2 27 0 80 6 29 7 85 5 Daily mean C F 22 8 73 0 23 6 74 5 25 2 77 4 26 7 80 1 27 2 81 0 27 6 81 7 26 4 79 5 26 6 79 9 26 3 79 3 25 8 78 4 24 1 75 4 22 7 72 9 25 4 77 8 Average low C F 19 1 66 4 18 7 65 7 20 5 68 9 21 6 70 9 22 7 72 9 23 2 73 8 22 7 72 9 22 6 72 7 22 3 72 1 22 0 71 6 20 4 68 7 18 5 65 3 21 2 70 2 Average precipitation mm inches 138 5 4 73 2 9 77 3 0 89 3 5 185 7 3 329 13 0 343 13 5 259 10 2 301 11 9 276 10 9 200 7 9 155 6 1 2 425 95 6 Source Climate Data org 7 Geographic location EditSee also Edit nbsp Guatemala portal nbsp Geography portalFernando Romeo Lucas Garcia Franja Transversal del NorteNotes and references Edit Sebol finally adopted the name Fray Bartolome de las Casas municipality created in 1983 in Alta Verapaz References Edit Solano 2012 p 15 Solano 2012 p 10 Solano 2012 p 13 Franja Transversal del Norte Wikiguate Archived from the original on 31 October 2014 Retrieved 30 October 2014 Solano 2015 p 6 a b Solano 2015 p 1 Climate Fray Bartolome de las Casas Climate Data org Retrieved 19 August 2015 a b SEGEPLAN Municipios de Alta Verapaz Guatemala Secretaria General de Planificacion y Programacion de la Presidencia de la Republica in Spanish Guatemala Archived from the original on 30 June 2015 Retrieved 30 June 2015 Bibliography Edit Solano Luis 2012 Contextualizacion historica de la Franja Transversal del Norte FTN PDF in Spanish Centro de Estudios y Documentacion de la Frontera Occidental de Guatemala CEDFOG Archived from the original PDF on 13 November 2014 Retrieved 31 October 2014 Solano Luis 15 July 2015 Palma Africana PDF Revista Enfoque Guatemala 36 Archived from the original PDF on 20 July 2015 Retrieved 19 July 2015 External links EditMuni in Spanish Lodging in Fray Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Fray Bartolome de las Casas amp oldid 1167447333, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
