Jones, Grant D.. The conquest of the last Maya kingdom

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General notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. 527-538) and index Electronic text and image data. Ann Arbor, Mich. : University of Michigan, MPublishing, 2006. Includes both TIFF files and keyword searchable text. ([ACLS Humanities E-Book]) Mode of access: Intranet

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

Extended title: The conquest of the last Maya kingdom Grant D. Jones
Alternate titles: Maya kingdom

Itza Indians Petén (Guatemala : Department) Mexico Spain

author: Jones, Grant D., 1941-
associated with: American Council of Learned Societies