Yucatan Before and After the Conquest by Diego de Landa

Description

Yucatan Before and After the Conquest is a translation of 'Relación de las cosas de Yucatána' ('List of things in Yucatan'), a book by Spanish bishop Diego de Landa, first published in 1566. De Landa was the bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Yucatán, and led a campaign against the Mayan peoples, during which he burned Maya manuscripts which contained knowledge of their religion and civilization. Written after he returned to Spain, the book contains documentation of the Maya religion and the Maya peoples' culture in general. It was written with the help of local Maya princes.

This translation by William Gates was originally published in 1937.

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