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Comitancillo

Comitancillo is a town and municipality in the San Marcos department of Guatemala. The spoken language is Mam and Spanish. The municipality was founded by the Spaniards between 1633 and 1648. There is an archaeological site called Chipel, with remains of the Mam culture from the time.

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Comitancillo is a town and municipality in the San Marcos department of Guatemala. The spoken language is Mam and Spanish. The municipality was founded by the Spaniards between 1633 and 1648. There is an archaeological site called Chipel, with remains of the Mam culture from the time.

Key claims

  1. date of foundation: 1633 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of foundation is "1633". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  4. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1377158584

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