The conquest of the last Maya kingdom

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Title:

The conquest of the last Maya kingdom

Author:

Jones, Grant D., 1941-

Personal Author:

Jones, Grant D., 1941-

Publication Information:

Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, [1998]

Physical Description:

xxvii, 568 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Language:

English

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.

Reading Level:

1640 Lexile.

Subject Term:

Itza Indians -- History -- Sources.

Itza Indians -- Politics and government.

Itza Indians -- Government relations.

Geographic Term:

Petén (Guatemala : Department) -- History -- Sources.

Mexico -- History -- Conquest, 1519-1540.

Spain -- Colonies -- America -- Administration.

ISBN:

9780804733175