Exploring firsthand accounts written by Maya nobles from the sixteenth through the nineteenth centuries-many of them previously untranslated-Restall offers the first Maya account of the conquest. The story holds surprising twists: The conquistadors were not only Spaniards but also Mayas, reconstructing their own governance and society, and the Spanish colonization of the Yucatan was part of an ongoing pattern of adaptation and survival for centuries.
| ISBN: | 9780807055076 |
| Publication date: | 30th August 1999 |
| Author: | Matthew Restall |
| Publisher: | Beacon Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 272 pages |
| Genres: |
History of the Americas Social and cultural history History |
Exploring firsthand accounts written by Maya nobles from the sixteenth through the nineteenth centuries-many of them previously untranslated-Restall offers the first Maya account of the conquest. The story holds surprising twists: The conquistadors were not only Spaniards but also Mayas, reconstructing their own governance and society, and the Spanish colonization of the Yucatan was part of an ongoing pattern of adaptation and survival for centuries.
Maya Conquistador features in the following genres: History of the Americas, Social and cultural history, History
Maya Conquistador is available in Paperback
Maya Conquistador was written by Matthew Restall and published by Beacon Press
Maya Conquistador has 272 pages