<prompt> Bhala okuqhubekayo kwalesi sigaba - Ngaphambi kokuqala kokunqotshwa kweGuatemala yiSpain  <response>: Ngawo-1520, izindawo zokuhlala zamaQʼeqchiʼ zazigxile kulokho manje okuyiziphathimandla zase-Alta Verapaz naseBaja Verapaz. Phakathi namakhulu eminyaka alandela uchungechunge lokufuduka komhlaba, ukuhlaliswa kabusha, ukushushiswa kanye nokufuduka kwaholela ekusakazekeni okubanzi kwemiphakathi yamaQeqchi kwezinye izifunda zaseGuatemala Izabal, Petén, El Quiché, eningizimu yeBelize Isifunda saseToledo, kanye nenani elincane eningizimu yeMexico Chiapas, Campeche. Nakuba ikakhulukazi ekhona enyakatho ye-Alta Verapaz naseningizimu yePetén, izikhulumi zolimi lwamaQeqchi zanamuhla yizona ezisakazeke kakhulu ngokwendawo kuzo zonke izizwe zamaMaya eGuatemala. 