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Yucatan Before and After the Conquest

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by Diego de Landa, tr. William Gates

Start Reading Dedication Contents Introduction Map I. Description of Yucatan. Variety of Seasons II. Etymology of the Name of this Province. Its Situation III. Captivity of Gerónimo De Aguilar. Expedition of Hernandez De Córdoba And Grijalva To Yucatan IV. Expedition of Cortés to Cozumel. Letter to Aguilar and His Friends V. Provinces of Yucatan. Its Principal Ancient Structures VI. Cuculcán. Foundation of Mayapán VII. Government, Priesthood, Sciences, Letters and Books in Yucatan XIII. Arrival of the Tutul-xius and the Alliance They Made With the Lords of Mayapán. Tyranny of Cocom, The Ruin of His Power and of the City of Mayapán IX. Chronological Monuments of Yucatan. Foundation of the Kingdom of Sotuta. Origin of the Chels. The Three Principal Kingdoms of Yucatan X. Various Calamities Felt In Yucatan In the Period Before the Conquest By the Spaniards: Hurricane, Wars, etc.XI. Prophecies of the Coming of the Spaniards. History of Francisco de Montejo, First Admiral of Yucatan XII. Montejo Sails For Yucatan and Takes Possession of the Country. The Chels Cede To Him the Site of Chichén Itzá. The Indians Force Him to Leave XIII. Montejo Leaves Yucatan With All His People and Returns to Mexico. His Son, Francisco De Montejo, Afterwards Pacifies Yucatan XIV. State Of Yucatan After the Departure of the Spaniards. Don Francisco, Son of the Admiral Montejo, Re-Establishes the Spanish Rule in Yucatan XV. Cruelties of the Spaniards Toward the Indians. How They Excused Themselves XVI. State of the Country Before the Conquest. Royal Decree in Favor of the Indians. Health of the Admiral Montejo. His Descendants XVII. Arrival of the Spanish Franciscan Friars in Yucatan. Protection They Gave to the Natives. Their Contests with the Spanish Military Element XVIII. Vices of the Indians. Studies of the Friars in the Language of the Country. Their Teachings to the Indians. Conversions. Punishments of Apostates XIX. Arrival of Bishop Toral and Release of the Imprisoned Indians. Voyage of the Provincial of San Francisco to Spain to Justify the Conduct of the Franciscans XX. Construction of the Houses of Yucatan. Obedience and Respect of the Indians For Their Chiefs. Headgear and Wearing of Garments XXI. Food and Drink of the Indians of Yucatan XXII. Painting and Tattooing of the Indians. Their Orgies, Wines and Banquets. Their Comedies, Music and Dances XXIII. Industry, Commerce and Money. Agriculture and Seeds. Justice and Hospitality XXIV. Method of Counting of the Yucatecans. Genealogies. Inheritances and Tutelage of the Orphans. The Succession of the Chiefs XXV. Divorces Frequent Among the Yucatecans. Nuptial Customs XXVI. Method of Baptism in Yucatan; How it was Celebrated XXVII. Kind of Confessions Among the Indians. Abstinences and Superstitions. Diversity and Abundance of Idols. Duties of the Priests XXVIII. Sacrifices and Self-Mortifications, Both Cruel and Obscene, Among the Yucatecans. Human Victims Slain By Arrows, and Others XXIX. Arms of the Yucatecans. Military Chieftains. Militia and Soldiers. Customs of War XXX. Penalties and Punishments for Adulterers, Homicides and Thieves. Education of the Young Men. Custom of Flattening the Heads of Children XXXI. Clothing and Ornaments of the Indian Women XXXII. Chastity And Education of the Indian Women of Yucatan. Their Chief Qualities and Their Household Economy. Their Devotion and the Special Observances at the Time of Childbirth XXXIII. Funerals. Burials of the Priests. Statues to Preserve the Ashes of the Chiefs, and the Honors They Paid to Them. Their Belief Regarding a Future Life, with Rewards and Punishments XXXIV. Count of the Yucatecan Year. Characters of the Days. The Four Bacabs and Their Names. Gods of the 'Unlucky' Days XXXV. Festivals of the 'Unlucky' Days. Sacrifices For the Beginning of the New Year Kan XXXVI. Sacrifices for the New Year of the Character Muluc. Dances of the Stilt-Walkers. Dance of the Old Women With Terracotta Dogs XXXVII. Sacrifices For the New Year With the Sign Ix. Sinister Prognostics, and Manner of Conjuring Their Effects XXXVIII. Sacrifices of the New Year of the Letter Cauac. The Evils Prophesied and Their Remedy in the Dance of the Fire XXXIX. The Author's Explanation as to Various Things in the Calendar. His Purpose in Giving These Things Notice XL. Months and Festivals of the Yucatecan Calendar XLI. Cycle of the Mayas. Their Writings XLII. Multitude of Buildings in Yucatan. Those of Izamal, of Merida, and of Chichén Itzá XLIII. For What Other Things the Indians Made Sacrifices XLIV. The Soil and its Products XLV. The Waters and the Fishes Found in Them XLVI. How There Are Serpents and Other Poisonous Animals XLVII. Of The Bees and Their Honey and Wax XLVIII. Of the Plants, Flowers and Trees; of the Fruits and Other Edibles XLIX. Of the Birds L. Of the Larger Animals, and of the Smaller Ones LI. The Author's Conclusion and Appeal LII. Criticism and Correction of Certain Statements

Additional Documents

Letter in Maya to the King Letter of Francisco de Montejo Xiu Letter of Diego Rodríguez Bibanco The Xiu Family Papers The Map, and the Meeting at Maní The 1685 page by Juan Xiu Yucatan in 1579 Showing the Pre-Spanish Maya Chiefdoms Yucatan in 1549 and 1579 The Ordinances of Tomás López Proclamation Required to be Made by Every Chief of an Expedition to the Indians at the Moment of Disembarking Identification of Plant Names mentioned in Landa's text