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

Author/creator Jones, Grant D., 1941-
Format Book
Publication InfoStanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, ©1998.
Descriptionxxvii, 568 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Subjects
Itza Indians--History. --Sources.
Itza Indians--Politics and government.
Itza Indians--Government relations.
Petén (Guatemala : Department)--History. --Sources.
Mexico--History. --Conquest, 1519-1540.
Spain--Colonies. --America. --Administration.

Portion of title Maya kingdom
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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 527-538) and index.
LCCN 98016556
ISBN0804733171 (cloth : acid-free paper)
ISBN0804735220 (pbk. : acid-free paper)

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Joyner General Stacks F1465.2.I87 J65 1998 ✔ Available Place Hold