The conquest of the last Maya kingdom
The first complete account of the conquest of the Itzas to appear since 1701, this book details the layers of political intrigue and action that characterized every aspect of the conquest and its aftermath. The author critically reexamines the extensive documentation left by the Spaniards, presenting much new information on Maya political and social organization and Spanish military and diplomatic strategy. This is not only one of the most detailed studies of any Spanish conquest in the Americas but also one of the most comprehensive reconstructions of an independent Maya kingdom in the history of Maya studies. In presenting the story of the Itzas, the author also reveals much about neighboring lowland Maya groups with whom the Itzas interacted, often violently
Print Book, English, ©1998
Stanford University Press, Stanford, Calif., ©1998
History
xxvii, 568 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
9780804733175, 9780804735223, 0804733171, 0804735220
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The Itzas and their neighbors
Itza-Spanish encounters, 1525-1690
Itza society and kingship on the eve of conquest
Power politics
The birth of the Camino Real
Franciscans on the Camino Real
The Itza emissaries
Avendaño and Ajaw Kan Ek'
Itza-Spanish warfare
The costs of the Camino Real
The eve of conquest
Occupation and interrogation
Prisoners of conquest
Reconquest, epidemic, and warfare
Missions, rebellion, and survival
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