According to an old local legend, the name "San Miguel Chicaj" came from the time that Saint Michael Archangel descended from Heaven and landed on the region.
On the Municipality of Salamá minutes, San Miguel Chicaj was founded on 23 October 1803 and raised to fourth category municipality in 1877, by the government of general Justo Rufino Barrios.[4]
Commercial activities
San Miguel Chijal is a farming community; its main produces are corn, beans and sugar cane, while its people also works with chickens and livestock, producing eggs, meat and several dairy products.
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