Jones, Grant D., 1941-

The conquest of the last Maya kingdom [electronic resource] / Maya kingdom Grant D. Jones. - Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, c1998. - xxvii, 568 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. - ACLS Humanities E-Book. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 527-538) and index.

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 an d interrogation -- Prisoners of conquest -- Reconquest, epidemic, and w arfare -- Missions, rebellion, and survival.


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Itza Indians-- History-- Sources.
Itza Indians-- Politics and government.
Itza Indians-- Government relations.


Petén (Guatemala : Dept.)-- History-- Sources.
Mexico-- History-- Conquest, 1519-1540.
Spain-- Colonies-- Administration.-- America