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Although
greatly weakened by the time of the arrival of
Spanish Conquistadors in 1524, the Maya still
existed in great numbers, though their division
and internal warring made it easy for the Spanish
to take control. The Spanish, through their Patronage
System, ruled the Maya until 1821; creating an
unjust society and setting the stage for the poverty
and violence of today's Guatemala.
Contemporary history of Guatemala is marked by
a 36-year Civil War that ended only in 1996. More
than 200,000 Guatemalans, mostly members of the
indigenous Maya, were killed during the war. Today
Guatemala is haunted by political corruption,
violence, poverty, and social inequality. Semillas
de Amor is a grassroots organization that operates
within today's Guatemala on the most fundamental
level - the investment in children and their education.
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