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Author Jones, Grant D., 1941-

Title The conquest of the last Maya kingdom [electronic resource] / Grant D. Jones.

Imprint Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, c1998.

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Description xxvii, 568 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Series ACLS Humanities E-Book.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. 527-538) and index.
Contents 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.
Reproduction Electronic text and image data. Ann Arbor, Mich. : University of Michigan, Michigan Publishing, 2006. Includes both TIFF files and keyword searchable text. ([ACLS Humanities E-Book]) Mode of access: Intranet. This volume is made possible by a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
Subject Itza Indians -- History -- Sources.
Itza Indians -- Politics and government.
Itza Indians -- Government relations.
Petén (Guatemala : Dept.) -- History -- Sources.
Mexico -- History -- Conquest, 1519-1540.
Spain -- Colonies -- America -- Administration.
Added Author American Council of Learned Societies.
Added Title Maya kingdom
In: ACLS Humanities E-Book. URL: https://www.humanitiesebook.org/
ISBN 0804733171
0804735220
Standard No. 2027/heb03515 hdl

 
    
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