By José Ralón The officialization of the name Quetzaltenango (with the letter "t") was established in 1984 by a governmental agreement issued by the then president of Guatemala, Oscar Humberto Mejía Víctores. The purpose was to standardize legal writing and avoid confusion against various ancient variants such as Quezaltenango, Quesaltenango or Qüesaltenango. The then chief [...]
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By José Ralón The officialization of the name Quetzaltenango (with the letter "t") was established in 1984 by a governmental agreement issued by the then president of Guatemala, Oscar Humberto Mejía Víctores. The purpose was to standardize legal writing and avoid confusion against various ancient variants such as Quezaltenango, Quesaltenango or Qüesaltenango. The then chief [...]