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From Primitive History by Hubert Howe Bancroft, “The Native Races Of The Pacific States Of North America”, Vol. V, Pub. 1876.It was in their second Tulan (dwelling-place birthplace) that the Mayan-Quiché learned the division of the four quarters, in which the west is the left-hand side. (NG2), (BB2)
Quiché are described as being members of the old dark race. Both the Quiché and Yucatee (Mayans) say they came from the far east. Quiché means men of the woods who first inhabited Guatemala just below the Yucatan. In Egypt, the dwellers in woods were associated with Sekhet.Quiché is not the original name of the people in Central America. Possible name sources are:
1. Iximché, another name for Tecpan Guatemala also called Patanamit.
2. Tukuches, a division of the Cakehiquels that took place at Iximché.
3. Queh Chiyoc from Chiyoc Queh, a ruler who succeeded in uniting most of the Cakchiquel (Kachiquel) tribes.
4. Xius at Chiapas or Xius at Chichen
5. Chichen
6. Palenque Chiapas
7. Xibalba could yield Qui
8. KhiKhi – ChiChi, Quichi, Quiché. Khi (Khe) is the child, spirit-soul, fan, extend, expand, elongate and run with great rapidity (quick). KhiKhi means go quick, make go quick. This describes the outflow inundation from the source, Chicomoztoc. This provides insight into Chichimec as the quick mix and KhiKhiMakh.
9. Quichi – from quick, quickie, KhiKhi.
10. KheKhe from Khebekh the son, shortened to Khe, the child. Plus Kheb, the mother.
The Quiché and Cakchiquel (Cakehiquel) came out of the same seven cave Tulan creation. We find the term Quiché-Cakehiquel used often, especially in relation to Guatemala (Quauhtemalan). It appears that the original group of these people arrived in Guatemala, ended up more northerly then went back to Vera Paz in Guatemala.
The Quiché worshiped Quetzalcoatl under the name of Gueumatz. They also had four gods named Tohil (Yolcuat Quitzalcuat), Avilix, Haeavitz, and Nicahtagah [possibly leads to Nicaragua].The Quiché multiplied greatly in Africa before migrating to Central America and dividing into three groups:
1. one towards the mountains of Guatemala
2. one towards Mexico, these were the Yaqui called Nahuatl, Nahuas and Mexicans.
3. the third toward the east by way of Tepeu and Oliman (Oloman) on the boundary of Peten and Yucatan
The Tutul Xius and Quichés are a branch of the ancient Maya, or Xibalban people, which had in Chiapas been subjected to Nahua influences and adopted aspects of Nahua culture.
The Tutul Xius are later Nahua arrivals from the East and brothers to the Quiché.
