Rubuta ci gaba don wannan sakin layi - Bayan mamayar Mutanen Espanya na Guatemala
a cikin 1520s, an kafa lardin Mercedarian na "Presentación de Guatemala" a cikin 1565; asali, umarnin Budurwa Maryamu Mai Albarka ta Jinƙai ya sami daga bishop Francisco Marroquín koyarwar da yawa a cikin kwarin Sacatepéquez da Chimaltenango, kusa da babban birnin Santiago de los Caballeros de Guatemala, amma sun yi musayar waɗanda ke da Order of Preachers friars a musayar koyarwar waɗanda suke da ita a yankin Sierra de los Cuchumatanes. A farkon rabin karni na 17 suma suna da koyarwa a garuruwa huɗu kusa da garin Santiago, wanda daga ƙarshe ya zama unguwannin birni: Espíritu Santo, Santiago, San Jerónimo da San Anton <unk>wanda shine babban birnin Mercedarians, inda suke da majami'ar su kuma inda comendador nasu yake zaune.