Encyclopedia - Spanish Conquest Of Yucatán: Encyclopedia Ii - Spanish Conquest Of Yucatán - Early Contact Between The Spanish And The Maya Of Yucatán
The first Spanish arrived in Yucatán by accident in 1511 when a small boat with a dozen men was blown there by a severe storm. They were...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Spanish Conquest Of Yucatán: Encyclopedia Ii - Spanish Conquest Of Yucatán - Early Contact Between The Spanish And The Maya Of Yucatán
The first Spanish arrived in Yucatán by accident in 1511 when a small boat with a dozen men was blown there by a severe storm. They were...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Francisco Hernández De Córdoba Discoverer Of Yucatán: Encyclopedia Ii - Francisco Hernández De Córdoba Discoverer Of Yucatán - Origin Of Hernández's Expedition: Slave-hunting Or Exploration?
Bernal Díaz del Castillo is the chronicler who gives the most detail about the voyage of Hernández de Córdoba; his is also the only fi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Spanish Colonization Of The Americas: Encyclopedia Ii - Spanish Colonization Of The Americas - Early Settlement
Word of Colombus's discovery caused trouble between Spain and Portugal, each of whom had been given Papal permission to colonize the regi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Spanish Colonization Of The Americas: Encyclopedia Ii - Spanish Colonization Of The Americas - Early Settlement
Word of Columbus' discovery caused trouble between Spain and Portugal, each of whom had been given Papal permission to colonize the regio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mesoamerican Chronology: Encyclopedia Ii - Mesoamerican Chronology - Classic Era
c. mid 2nd century - early 10th century Teotihuacan grows to a metropolis and its empire dominates Mesoamerica. The greatest era of the c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chichen Itza: Encyclopedia - Chichen Itza
Chichen Itza is a large pre-Columbian archaeological site in Yucatán, Mexico. The city was built by the Maya civilization. Chichen Itza ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mesoamerican Chronology: Encyclopedia Ii - Mesoamerican Chronology - Post-classic Era
10th century - 16th century. Collapse of many of the great nations and cities of the Classic Era, although some continue, such as in Oaxa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Conquest: Encyclopedia - Conquest
A conquest is the act of conquering a foreign land, usually for its assimilation into a larger federation or empire. In English "The Conq...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Spanish Colonization Of The Americas: Encyclopedia Ii - Spanish Colonization Of The Americas - Effect On Natives
European diseases (smallpox, influenza, measles and typhus) to which the native populations had no resistance, and cruel systems of force...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yucatán: Encyclopedia - Yucatán
Yucatán is the name of one of the 31 states of Mexico, located on the north of the Yucatán Peninsula. The term The Yucatán is also use...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mesoamerican Chronology: Encyclopedia Ii - Mesoamerican Chronology - Pre-classic Era
c. 20th century BC - 2nd century AD The start of nation-states. The first large scale ceremonial architecture, development of cities. The...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Charles Etienne Brasseur De Bourbourg: Encyclopedia - Charles Etienne Brasseur De Bourbourg
Abbé Charles-Étienne Brasseur de Bourbourg (8 September 1814 – 8 January 1874) was a noted French writer, ethnographer, historian and...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mesoamerican Chronology: Encyclopedia Ii - Mesoamerican Chronology - Paleo-indian Period
c. 20,000 BC - 8,000 BC A period of hunter gatherers. ... See also:Mesoamerican chronology, Mesoamerican chronology - Paleo-Indian Peri...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mesoamerican Chronology: Encyclopedia Ii - Mesoamerican Chronology - Archaic Era
c. 8,000 BC - 20th century BC The development of agriculture in the region. Permanent villages established. Late in this era, use of pott...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mesoamerican Chronology: Encyclopedia Ii - Mesoamerican Chronology - Pre-classic Era
c. 20th century BC - 2nd century AD The start of nation-states. The first large scale ceremonial architecture, development of cities. The...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Diego De Landa: Encyclopedia - Diego De Landa
Diego de Landa Calderón (1524 – 1579) was Bishop of Yucatán. De Landa was in charge of bringing the Roman Catholic faith to the Maya ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Uxmal: Encyclopedia - Uxmal
Uxmal is a large Pre-Columbian ruined city of the Maya civilization in the state of Yucatán, Mexico. It is 78 km south of Mérida, Yucat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Spanish Colonization Of The Americas: Encyclopedia Ii - Spanish Colonization Of The Americas - Independence
During the Peninsula War, several assemblies were established by the creole to rule the lands in the name of Ferdinand VII of Spain. This...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Spanish Colonization Of The Americas: Encyclopedia Ii - Spanish Colonization Of The Americas - Northern Extent Of Spanish Influence
In 1720, a small Spanish expedition from Santa Fe met and attempted to parley with French- allied Pawnee in what is now Nebraska. Negotia...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Spanish Colonization Of The Americas: Encyclopedia Ii - Spanish Colonization Of The Americas - Spanish Colonies
Areas in the Americas under Spanish control included most of South and Central America, Mexico, parts of the Caribbean and much of the Un...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Spanish Colonization Of The Americas: Encyclopedia Ii - Spanish Colonization Of The Americas - Effect On Natives
European diseases (smallpox, influenza, measles and typhus) to which the native populations had no resistance, and cruel systems of force...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Francisco Hernández De Córdoba Discoverer Of Yucatán: Encyclopedia Ii - Francisco Hernández De Córdoba Discoverer Of Yucatán - The Supposed Etymology Of Yucatán And The More Probable Etymology Of Catoche
This moment in which the Indians came up to the Spanish boats and accepted strings of green beads and other trifles fashioned for this pu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Francisco Hernández De Córdoba Discoverer Of Yucatán: Encyclopedia Ii - Francisco Hernández De Córdoba Discoverer Of Yucatán - The Discovery Of Yucatán: The Gran Cairo
Whether or not they were in search of Indians of the Guanajes islets, on February 8, 1517 they left Havana in two warships and a briganti...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Francisco Hernández De Córdoba Discoverer Of Yucatán: Encyclopedia Ii - Francisco Hernández De Córdoba Discoverer Of Yucatán - Thirst And Return By Way Of Florida
The expeditionaries had returned to the ships without the fresh water that had been the original reason to land. Furthermore, they saw th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Francisco Hernández De Córdoba Discoverer Of Yucatán: Encyclopedia Ii - Francisco Hernández De Córdoba Discoverer Of Yucatán - Consequences Of The Discovery Of Yucatán
The discovery of El Gran Cairo, in March 1517, was without a doubt a crucial moment in the Spanish perception of the natives of the Ameri...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Francisco Hernández De Córdoba Discoverer Of Yucatán: Encyclopedia Ii - Francisco Hernández De Córdoba Discoverer Of Yucatán - Battle Of Catoche Exploration Of The Island Of Yucatán Discovery Of Lázaro Campeche
The following day, as promised, the natives returned with more canoes, to transfer the Spaniards to land. They were alarmed that the shor...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Francisco Hernández De Córdoba Discoverer Of Yucatán: Encyclopedia Ii - Francisco Hernández De Córdoba Discoverer Of Yucatán - Champotón–potonchán And The Bad Fight
They sailed some six days in good weather and another four in a tempest that almost wrecked their ships. Their supply of good drinking wa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Maya Codices: Encyclopedia Ii - Maya Codices - Background
There were many such books in existence at the time of the Spanish conquest of Yucatán in the 16th century, but they were destroyed in b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tulum: Encyclopedia Ii - Tulum - Tulum Ruins
The Maya site may have been formerly also known by the name Zama, or the City of Dawn. While an inscription dated 564 has been found at t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Izamal: Encyclopedia Ii - Izamal - History
Little archeological work has been done at Izamal, but it is known that it was already an important city by the start of the Classic era ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Caste War Of Yucatán: Encyclopedia Ii - Caste War Of Yucatán - The Caste War
The greatest success of the Maya revolt was reached in the spring of 1848, with the Europeans driven from most of the peninsula other tha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yucatán: Encyclopedia Ii - Yucatán - History
Yucatán - Prehistory. Yucatán - Pre-Columbian era. Before the arrival of the Spanish in the area, the Yucatán was the home of the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Petén Department: Encyclopedia Ii - Petén Department - History
El Petén was already the site of ceremonial architecture by the Maya civilization around 500 BC. El Mirador is El Petén's most importan...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Maya Codices: Encyclopedia Ii - Maya Codices - Background
There were many such books in existence at the time of the Spanish conquest of Yucatán in the 16th century, but they were destroyed in b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Uxmal: Encyclopedia Ii - Uxmal - Description Of The Site
Even before the restoration work Uxmal was in better condition than many other Maya sites thanks to being unusually well built. Much was ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Charles Etienne Brasseur De Bourbourg: Encyclopedia Ii - Charles Etienne Brasseur De Bourbourg - Dispatched To Quebec
A year previously he had come to the attention of the Canadian Abbé, Léon Gingras, whom he had met (and apparently impressed) in Rome. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chichen Itza: Encyclopedia Ii - Chichen Itza - The Site
"Chichen" contains many fine stone buildings in various states of preservation; the buildings were formerly used as temples, palaces, sta...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Charles Etienne Brasseur De Bourbourg: Encyclopedia Ii - Charles Etienne Brasseur De Bourbourg - Death, Assessment Of Accomplishments
He died at Nice at the beginning of 1874, at the age of 59. His linguistic and archaeological fieldwork, as well as his diligent collecti...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tulum: Encyclopedia Ii - Tulum - Tourism
The archaeological site is relatively compact (compared with many other Maya sites in the vicinity), and is one of the best-preserved coa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Caste War Of Yucatán: Encyclopedia Ii - Caste War Of Yucatán - The Independent Maya Communities
The Chan Santa Cruz state, stretching from north of Tulum to the Belize border and a considerable distance inland, was the largest of the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Maya Codices: Encyclopedia Ii - Maya Codices - Other Maya Codices
Given the rarity and importance of these books, rumors of finding new ones often develop interest. Archaeological excavations of Maya sit...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Caste War Of Yucatán: Encyclopedia Ii - Caste War Of Yucatán - Background To The War
In Spanish colonial times, Yucatán (like most of New Spain) was under a legal caste system, with officials born in Spain at the top, the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Charles Etienne Brasseur De Bourbourg: Encyclopedia Ii - Charles Etienne Brasseur De Bourbourg - Early Life And Writings
He was born at Bourbourg, a small town with many Flemish influences near Dunkirk, France, just as the First French Empire was drawing to ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Charles Etienne Brasseur De Bourbourg: Encyclopedia Ii - Charles Etienne Brasseur De Bourbourg - Discovery Of De Landa's Work
In 1862 whilst searching through archives at the Royal Academy of History in Madrid for New World materials, he came across an abridged c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Charles Etienne Brasseur De Bourbourg: Encyclopedia Ii - Charles Etienne Brasseur De Bourbourg - Travels And Expeditions To Central America
From 1848 to 1863 he travelled extensively as a missionary throughout many parts of Mexico and Central America. On these journeys he gave...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chichen Itza: Encyclopedia Ii - Chichen Itza - Modern Investigations At Chichen Itza
In 1839 United States travel writers Benjamin Norman, followed the next year by John Lloyd Stephens, visited and published accounts of th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chichen Itza: Encyclopedia Ii - Chichen Itza - Name And Orthography
The name is often represented as Chichén Itzá in Spanish and other languages to show that both parts of the name are stressed on their ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Charles Etienne Brasseur De Bourbourg: Encyclopedia Ii - Charles Etienne Brasseur De Bourbourg - Identification Of Maya Codex
In 1866, Brasseur de Bourbourg had opportunity to examine an artefact in Madrid which was in the possession of a Spanish paleography prof...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Charles Etienne Brasseur De Bourbourg: Encyclopedia Ii - Charles Etienne Brasseur De Bourbourg - Death Assessment Of Accomplishments
He died at Nice at the beginning of 1874, at the age of 59. His linguistic and archaeological fieldwork, as well as his diligent collecti...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yucatán: Encyclopedia Ii - Yucatán - Late 20th Century: An End To Relative Isolation
Until the mid 20th century most of Yucatán's contact with the outside world was by sea; trade with the USA and Cuba, as well as Europe a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Maya Codices: Encyclopedia Ii - Maya Codices - Other Maya Codices
Given the rarity and importance of these books, rumors of finding new ones often develop interest. Archaeological excavations of Maya sit...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Izamal: Encyclopedia Ii - Izamal - Photos
Church facade Arcade with pyramid in background larger photo ... See also:Izamal, Izamal - History, Izamal - Izamal today, Izamal - P...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Uxmal: Encyclopedia Ii - Uxmal - Ancient History
While much work has been done at the popular tourist destination of Uxmal to consolidate and restore buildings, little in the way of seri...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Izamal: Encyclopedia Ii - Izamal - Izamal Today
The Maya language is still heard at least as much as Spanish in Izamal. It is the first language in the homes of the majority of the peop...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Spanish Conquest Of Yucatán: Encyclopedia Ii - Spanish Conquest Of Yucatán - The Peten Itza
The Itza Maya of the Peten region should be mentioned; while that area is now part of Guatemala, in colonial times it was part of the lan...   » Read the article