Xxxix. The Author's Explanation As To Various : * "Yucatan Before and After the Conquest", by Diego de Landa, tr. William Gates, [1937], p. 68 SEC. XXXIX. THE AUTHOR'S EXPLANATION AS TO VARIOUS THINGS IN THE CALENDAR. HIS PURPOSE IN GIVING THESE THINGS NOTICE. Together with the characters of the Indians shown above in our chapter 100 (Sec...
Li. The Author's Conclusion And Appeal : * "Yucatan Before and After the Conquest", by Diego de Landa, tr. William Gates, [1937], SEC. LI. THE AUTHOR'S CONCLUSION AND APPEAL. God has not only given through our Spanish nation all this increase of these things, so necessary for man's service, that for these alone what they give or will...
Vi. Cuculc'an. Foundation Of Mayap'an : * "Yucatan Before and After the Conquest", by Diego de Landa, tr. William Gates, [1937], p. 10 SEC. VI. CUCULCAN. FOUNDATION OF MAYAPAN. The opinion of the Indians is that with the Itzs who settled Chichn Itz there ruled a great lord named CUCULCN, as an evidence of which the principal building is...
Xiv. State Of Yucatan After The Departure : * "Yucatan Before and After the Conquest", by Diego de Landa, tr. William Gates, [1937], SEC. XIV. STATE OF YUCATAN AFTER THE DEPARTURE OF THE SPANIARDS. DON FRANCISCO, SON OF THE ADMIRAL MONTEJO, RE-ESTABLISHES THE SPANISH RULE IN YUCATAN. After the departure of the Spaniards from Yuc...
Additional Documents. Letter Of Francisco : * "Yucatan Before and After the Conquest", by Diego de Landa, tr. William Gates, [1937], "Letter of Francisco de Montejo Xiu". Governor of Man, and other prominent town governors, To the King, April 12, 1567. Sacred Catholic Majesty: After we learned the good, in knowing God our Lord as the only...
Xi. Prophecies Of The Coming Of The Spaniards : * "Yucatan Before and After the Conquest", by Diego de Landa, tr. William Gates, [1937], SEC. XI. PROPHECIES OF THE COMING OF THE SPANIARDS. HISTORY OF FRANCISCO DE MONTEJO, FIRST ADMIRAL OF YUCATAN. As the Mexican people had signs and prophecies of the coming of the Spaniards and the end of their...
Xxxv. Festivals Of The 'unlucky' Days. Sacrifices : * "Yucatan Before and After the Conquest", by Diego de Landa, tr. William Gates, [1937], p. 62 SEC. XXXV. FESTIVALS OF THE 'UNLUCKY' DAYS. SACRIFICES FOR THE BEGINNING OF THE NEW YEAR KAN. In all the towns of Yucatan it was the custom to have at each of the four entrances to the town two heaps...
Xli. Cycle Of The Mayas. Their Writings : * "Yucatan Before and After the Conquest", by Diego de Landa, tr. William Gates, [1937], SEC. XLI. CYCLE OF THE MAYAS. THEIR WRITINGS. Not only did the Indians have a count for the year and months, as has been before set out, but they also had a certain method of counting time and their matters by...
Xxx. Penalties And Punishments For Adulterers : * "Yucatan Before and After the Conquest", by Diego de Landa, tr. William Gates, [1937], SEC. XXX. PENALTIES AND PUNISHMENTS FOR ADULTERERS, HOMICIDES AND THIEVES. EDUCATION OF THE YOUNG MEN. CUSTOM OF FLATTENING THE HEADS OF CHILDREN. From Mayapn these people retained the custom of punishing...
Xliii. For What Other Things The Indians : * "Yucatan Before and After the Conquest", by Diego de Landa, tr. William Gates, [1937], p. 91 SEC. XLIII. FOR WHAT OTHER THINGS THE INDIANS MADE SACRIFICES. The calendar festivals of this people that have been described above, show us what and how many they were, and wherefor and how they were...
Additional Documents. Proclamation Required : * "Yucatan Before and After the Conquest", by Diego de Landa, tr. William Gates, [1937], "Proclamation". Required to be made by every chief of an expedition to the Indians at the moment of disembarking. * I, N. N., servant of the high and mighty kings of Castile and Len, the conquerors...
Xlvi. How There Are Serpents And Other Poisonous : * "Yucatan Before and After the Conquest", by Diego de Landa, tr. William Gates, [1937], SEC. XLVI. HOW THERE ARE SERPENTS AND OTHER POISONOUS ANIMALS. The diversity of snakes or serpents is great, of many colors and not harmful, except for two kinds of very poisonous ones, much larger than those...
Iii. Captivity Of Ger'onimo De Aguilar. Expediti : * "Yucatan Before and After the Conquest", by Diego de Landa, tr. William Gates, [1937], p. 4 SEC. III. CAPTIVITY OF GERONIMO DE AGUILAR. EXPEDITION OF HERNANDEZ DE CORDOBA AND GRIJALVA TO YUCATAN. It is said that the first Spaniards to come to Yucatan were Gernimo de Aguilar, a native of Ecij...
Additional Documents. The Map, And The Meeting : * "Yucatan Before and After the Conquest", by Diego de Landa, tr. William Gates, [1937], THE MAP, AND THE MEETING AT MAN. In 1842, after Stephens and his party had finished at Uxmal, they went as the Xius had done over 400 years before, to Man. Being there permitted to hunt in the archives...
Title Page : * "Yucatan Before and After the Conquest", by Diego de Landa, tr. William Gates, [1937], FRIAR DIEGO DE LANDA'S YUCATAN BEFORE AND AFTER THE CONQUEST TRANSLATED, WITH NOTES BY WILLIAM GATES Publication 20 Of The Maya Society Baltimore, The Maya Society [1937] Scanned , July 2007. Proofed...
Introduction : * "Yucatan Before and After the Conquest", by Diego de Landa, tr. William Gates, [1937], p. v INTRODUCTION The position of Diego de Landa in history rests upon two of his acts, one the writing of the book that is herewith published in English for the first time, and the other the famous Auto de f...
Xvi. State Of The Country Before The Conquest : * "Yucatan Before and After the Conquest", by Diego de Landa, tr. William Gates, [1937], SEC. XVI. STATE OF THE COUNTRY BEFORE THE CONQUEST. ROYAL DECREE IN FAVOR OF THE INDIANS. HEALTH OF THE ADMIRAL MONTEJO. HIS DESCENDANTS. Before the Spaniards subdued the country the Indians lived together...
Xxxviii. Sacrifices Of The New Year : * "Yucatan Before and After the Conquest", by Diego de Landa, tr. William Gates, [1937], SEC. XXXVIII. SACRIFICES OF THE NEW YEAR OF THE LETTER CAUAC. THE EVILS PROPHESIED AND THEIR REMEDY IN THE DANCE OF THE FIRE. In the year whose dominical was CAUAC and the augury HOSAN-EK, after the electi...
Xxxvii. Sacrifices For The New Year With : * "Yucatan Before and After the Conquest", by Diego de Landa, tr. William Gates, [1937], SEC. XXXVII. SACRIFICES FOR THE NEW YEAR WITH THE SIGN IX. SINISTER PROGNOSTICS, AND MANNER OF CONJURING THEIR EFFECTS. In the year whose dominical letter was IX and the augury SAC-SINI, after the electi...
Additional Documents. The Xiu Family Papers : * "Yucatan Before and After the Conquest", by Diego de Landa, tr. William Gates, [1937], p. 120 p. 121 THE XIU FAMILY PAPERS These form a volume of 160 pages of signed and dated documents, running continuously from 1608 to the end of the Spanish rule, 1817. In the middle of the volume are four...
Xxviii. Sacrifices And Self Mortifications : * "Yucatan Before and After the Conquest", by Diego de Landa, tr. William Gates, [1937], SEC. XXVIII. SACRIFICES AND SELF-MORTIFICATIONS, BOTH CRUEL AND OBSCENE, AMONG THE YUCATECANS. HUMAN VICTIMS SLAIN BY ARROWS, AND OTHERS. At times they sacrificed their own blood, cutting all around the ears...
Vii. Government, Priesthood, Sciences, Letters : * "Yucatan Before and After the Conquest", by Diego de Landa, tr. William Gates, [1937], p. 12 SEC. VII. GOVERNMENT, PRIESTHOOD, SCIENCES, LETTERS AND BOOKS IN YUCATAN. On the departure of Cuculcn the chiefs agreed that for the permanence of the state the house of the Cocoms should exercise...
Xiii. Arrival Of The Tutul Xius And The Alliance : * "Yucatan Before and After the Conquest", by Diego de Landa, tr. William Gates, [1937], p. 14 SEC. XIII. ARRIVAL OF THE TUTUL-XIUS AND THE ALLIANCE THEY MADE WITH THE LORDS OF MAYAPAN. TYRANNY OF COCOM, THE RUIN OF HIS POWER AND OF THE CITY OF MAYAPAN. The Indians relate that there came...
Additional Documents. Identification Of Plant : * "Yucatan Before and After the Conquest", by Diego de Landa, tr. William Gates, [1937], p. 161 IDENTIFICATION OF PLANT NAMES MENTIONED IN LANDA'S TEXT TIXZULA: lirio; probably Hymenocallis americana, Jacq. (Molina Solis). IXLAUL: laurel; Stemmadenia insignis, Miers. NICTE: the generic name...
L. Of The Larger Animals, And Of The Smaller Ones : * "Yucatan Before and After the Conquest", by Diego de Landa, tr. William Gates, [1937], SEC. L. OF THE LARGER ANIMALS, AND OF THE SMALLER ONES. The Indians are wanting in the possession of many animals, especially those most necessary for the service of man; they have others, most of which they...
Xl. Months And Festivals Of The Yucatecan Calendar : * "Yucatan Before and After the Conquest", by Diego de Landa, tr. William Gates, [1937], p. 70 SEC. XL. MONTHS AND FESTIVALS OF THE YUCATECAN CALENDAR. POP "A" July 16: 12 KAN The first day of POPP, which is the first month of the Indians, was its New Year, a festival much celebrated among them...
Xxi. Food And Drink Of The Indians Of Yucatan : * "Yucatan Before and After the Conquest", by Diego de Landa, tr. William Gates, [1937], p. 34 SEC. XXI. FOOD AND DRINK OF THE INDIANS OF YUCATAN. Their principal sustenance is maize, of which they prepare various dishes and drinks; and even drunk as they do it, it serves as their food and drink...
Xviii. Vices Of The Indians. Studies : * "Yucatan Before and After the Conquest", by Diego de Landa, tr. William Gates, [1937], SEC. XVIII. VICES OF THE INDIANS. STUDIES OF THE FRIARS IN THE LANGUAGE OF THE COUNTRY. THEIR TEACHINGS TO THE INDIANS. CONVERSIONS. PUNISHMENTS OF APOSTATES. The vices of the Indians were idolatry, divorce...
Xxxiii. Funerals. Burials Of The Priests : * "Yucatan Before and After the Conquest", by Diego de Landa, tr. William Gates, [1937], SEC. 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. This people...
Xlvii. Of The Bees And Their Honey And Wax : * "Yucatan Before and After the Conquest", by Diego de Landa, tr. William Gates, [1937], p. 101 SEC. XLVII. OF THE BEES AND THEIR HONEY AND WAX. There are two kinds of bees, both being much smaller than ours; the larger of these are raised in very small hives, and do not form a comb as do ours...
Xlix. Of The Birds : * "Yucatan Before and After the Conquest", by Diego de Landa, tr. William Gates, [1937], SEC. XLIX. OF THE BIRDS. This country possesses an immense number of birds, of so great variety that He who gave them as a blessing is greatly to be praised. They have domestic fowls which they raise at their...
Xxvii. Kind Of Confessions Among The Indians : * "Yucatan Before and After the Conquest", by Diego de Landa, tr. William Gates, [1937], SEC. XXVII. KIND OF CONFESSIONS AMONG THE INDIANS. ABSTINENCES AND SUPERSTITIONS. DIVERSITY AND ABUNDANCE OF IDOLS. DUTIES OF THE PRIESTS. The Yucatecans naturally knew when they had done wrong, and they...
Additional Documents. Letter In Maya To The King : * "Yucatan Before and After the Conquest", by Diego de Landa, tr. William Gates, [1937], p. 114 LETTER IN MAYA TO THE KING An exact duplicate of the above, in wording and handwriting, and accompanied by a Spanish translation, both the Maya and Spanish versions signed as by eight caciques...
Additional Documents. Letter Of Diego Rodr'iguez : * "Yucatan Before and After the Conquest", by Diego de Landa, tr. William Gates, [1937], "Letter of Diego Rodrguez Bibanco". By royal appointment Defender of the Indians of Yucatan, To the King, March 8, 1563. Diego Rodriguez Bibanco, citizen of Mrida in Yucatan, Defender of the Indians of this...
Xix. Arrival Of Bishop Toral And Release : * "Yucatan Before and After the Conquest", by Diego de Landa, tr. William Gates, [1937], SEC. 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. At this point fray Francisco Toral...
Additional Documents. The Ordinances Of Tom' : * "Yucatan Before and After the Conquest", by Diego de Landa, tr. William Gates, [1937], p. 157 THE ORDINANCES OF TOMS LPEZ *. "Of the Royal Audience of the Confines, promulgated in 1552". Coming from the Royal Audiencia in Guatemala, at the request of the Friars in Yucatan, and decreed...
V. Provinces Of Yucatan. Its Principal Ancient : * "Yucatan Before and After the Conquest", by Diego de Landa, tr. William Gates, [1937], SEC. V. PROVINCES OF YUCATAN. ITS PRINCIPAL. ANCIENT STRUCTURES. Some old men of Yucatan say that they have heard from their ancestors that this country was peopled by a certain race who came from the East...
Xv. Cruelties Of The Spaniards Toward : * "Yucatan Before and After the Conquest", by Diego de Landa, tr. William Gates, [1937], SEC. XV. CRUELTIES OF THE SPANIARDS TOWARD THE INDIANS. HOW THEY EXCUSED THEMSELVES. The Indians took the yoke of servitude grievously. The Spaniards held the towns comprising the country well partitioned, but...
Xvii. Arrival Of The Spanish Franciscan Friars : * "Yucatan Before and After the Conquest", by Diego de Landa, tr. William Gates, [1937], SEC. XVII. ARRIVAL OF THE SPANISH FRANCISCAN FRIARS IN YUCATAN. PROTECTION THEY GAVE TO THE NATIVES. THEIR CONTESTS WITH THE SPANISH MILITARY ELEMENT. Friar Jacobo de Testera, a Franciscan, came to Yuc...
Ii. Etymology Of The Name Of This Province : * "Yucatan Before and After the Conquest", by Diego de Landa, tr. William Gates, [1937], SEC. II. ETYMOLOGY OF THE NAME OF THIS PROVINCE. ITS SITUATION. This province is called in the language of the Indians ULUMIL CUZ YETEL CEH, meaning 'the land of the turkey and the deer.' It is also called...
Iv. Expedition Of Cort'es To Cozumel. Letter : * "Yucatan Before and After the Conquest", by Diego de Landa, tr. William Gates, [1937], SEC. IV. EXPEDITION OF CORTES TO COZUMEL. LETTER TO AGUILAR AND HIS FRIENDS. Hernando Corts sailed from Cuba with eleven ships, the largest being of 100 tons burden, placing in them eleven captains...
Xxv. Divorces Frequent Among The Yucatecans : * "Yucatan Before and After the Conquest", by Diego de Landa, tr. William Gates, [1937], SEC. XXV. DIVORCES FREQUENT AMONG THE YUCATECANS. NUPTIAL CUSTOMS. In the olden times they married at the age of twenty, but now at that of twelve or thirteen. For this reason they divorce the more easily...
I. Description Of Yucatan. Variety Of Seasons : * "Yucatan Before and After the Conquest", by Diego de Landa, tr. William Gates, [1937], p. 1 YUCATAN BEFORE AND AFTER THE CONQUEST BY FRIAR DIEGO DE LANDA SEC. I. DESCRIPTION OF YUCATAN. VARIETY OF SEASONS. Yucatan is not an island, nor a point entering the sea, as some thought, but mainl...
Map : * "Yucatan Before and After the Conquest", by Diego de Landa, tr. William Gates, [1937], p. xvi KEY TO ABOVE MAP The wording in full is as follows, place names being extended as here given. From the Point of Cotoch to Puerto Real is 130 leagues in length. The Point of Cotoch is one less than xx...
Xii. Montejo Sails For Yucatan And Takes : * "Yucatan Before and After the Conquest", by Diego de Landa, tr. William Gates, [1937], p. 21 SEC. XII. MONTEJO SAILS FOR YUCATAN AND TAKES POSSESSION OF THE COUNTRY. THE CHELS CEDE TO HIM THE SITE OF CHICHEN ITZ. THE INDIANS FORCE HIM TO LEAVE. During the time that Montejo was at Court he got...
Additional Documents. The 1685 Page : * "Yucatan Before and After the Conquest", by Diego de Landa, tr. William Gates, [1937], THE 1685 PAGE BY JUAN XIU. This page having already been published in Morley's "Inscriptions at Copan" (Carnegie Inst., 1921), as traced in facsimile, transcribed and translated with full notes, by the present...
Xxxiv. Count Of The Yucatecan Year. Characters : * "Yucatan Before and After the Conquest", by Diego de Landa, tr. William Gates, [1937], p. 59 YUCATAN BEFORE AND AFTER THE CONQUEST PART TWO SEC. XXXIV. COUNT OF THE YUCATECAN YEAR. CHARACTERS OF THE DAYS. THE FOUR BACABS AND THEIR NAMES. GODS OF THE 'UNLUCKY' DAYS. The sun does not sink or go...
Ix. Chronological Monuments Of Yucatan. Foundati : * "Yucatan Before and After the Conquest", by Diego de Landa, tr. William Gates, [1937], SEC. IX. CHRONOLOGICAL MONUMENTS OF YUCATAN. FOUNDATION OF THE KINGDOM OF SOTUTA. ORIGIN OF THE CHELS. THE THREE PRINCIPAL KINGDOMS OF YUCATAN. According to the reckoning of the Indians it has been 120 years...
Xxiv. Method Of Counting Of The Yucatecans : * "Yucatan Before and After the Conquest", by Diego de Landa, tr. William Gates, [1937], SEC. XXIV. METHOD OF COUNTING OF THE YUCATECANS. GENEALOGIES. INHERITANCES AND TUTELAGE OF THE ORPHANS. THE SUCCESSION OF THE CHIEFS. They count by fives up to twenty, by twenties to a hundred and by hundreds...
Xxiii. Industry, Commerce And Money. Agriculture : * "Yucatan Before and After the Conquest", by Diego de Landa, tr. William Gates, [1937], SEC. XXIII. INDUSTRY, COMMERCE AND MONEY. AGRICULTURE AND, SEEDS. JUSTICE AND HOSPITALITY. Among the occupations of the Indians were pottery and wood-working; they made much profit from forming idols of clay...
Xxxii. Chastity And Education Of The Indi : * "Yucatan Before and After the Conquest", by Diego de Landa, tr. William Gates, [1937], SEC. 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. The women vaunted...
Xx. Construction Of The Houses Of Yuc : * "Yucatan Before and After the Conquest", by Diego de Landa, tr. William Gates, [1937], p. 32 SEC. XX. CONSTRUCTION OF THE HOUSES OF YUCATAN. OBEDIENCE AND RESPECT OF THE INDIANS FOR THEIR CHIEFS. HEADGEAR AND WEARING OF GARMENTS. In building their houses their method was to cover them with...
Additional Documents. Yucatan In 1579 Showing : * "Yucatan Before and After the Conquest", by Diego de Landa, tr. William Gates, [1937], p. 136 Yucatan in 1579 Showing the Pre-Spanish Maya Chiefdoms (p. 136 and 137) The above map, while actually one of northern Yucatan "as Landa left it," and to be used particularly with the facts given...
Xxxvi. Sacrifices For The New Year : * "Yucatan Before and After the Conquest", by Diego de Landa, tr. William Gates, [1937], p. 64 SEC. XXXVI. SACRIFICES FOR THE NEW YEAR OF THE CHARACTER MULUC. DANCES OF THE STILT-WALKERS. DANCE OF THE OLD WOMEN WITH TERRACOTTA DOGS. In the year whose dominical letter was MULUC the augury w...
Xxii. Painting And Tattooing Of The Indians : * "Yucatan Before and After the Conquest", by Diego de Landa, tr. William Gates, [1937], p. 35 SEC. XXII. PAINTING AND TATTOOING OF THE INDIANS. THEIR ORGIES, WINES AND BANQUETS. THEIR COMEDIES, MUSIC AND DANCES. They tattoo their bodies and are accounted valiant and brave in proportion to its...
Xxvi. Method Of Baptism In Yucatan. How It : * "Yucatan Before and After the Conquest", by Diego de Landa, tr. William Gates, [1937], SEC. XXVI. METHOD OF BAPTISM IN YUCATAN; HOW IT WAS CELEBRATED. Baptism is not found anywhere in the Indies save here in Yucatan, and even with a word meaning to be born anew or a second time, the same...
X. Various Calamities Felt In Yuc : * "Yucatan Before and After the Conquest", by Diego de Landa, tr. William Gates, [1937], SEC. X. VARIOUS CALAMITIES FELT IN YUCATAN IN THE PERIOD BEFORE THE CONQUEST BY THE SPANIARDS: HURRICANE, WARS, ETC. These tribes enjoyed more than twenty years of abundance and health, and they multiplied so...
Xlv. The Waters And The Fishes Found In Them : * "Yucatan Before and After the Conquest", by Diego de Landa, tr. William Gates, [1937], SEC. XLV. THE WATERS AND THE FISHES FOUND IN THEM. There is a marsh in Yucatan worthy of mentioning, since it is seventy leagues in length, and entirely saline. It begins near the coast of Ekab, which is near...
Additional Documents. Yucatan In 1549 And 1579 : * "Yucatan Before and After the Conquest", by Diego de Landa, tr. William Gates, [1937], p. 138 YUCATAN IN 1549 AND 1579 "The Tax List of 1549 and the Relaciones". In 1517 Hernndez de Cordova coasted from Ascension Bay around to Campeche; in 1518 Grijalva landed on Cozumel island and then sailed...
Xxix. Arms Of The Yucatecans. Military Chieftains : * "Yucatan Before and After the Conquest", by Diego de Landa, tr. William Gates, [1937], SEC. XXIX. ARMS OF THE YUCATECANS. MILITARY CHIEFTAINS. MILITIA AND SOLDIERS. CUSTOMS OF WAR. They had offensive and defensive arms. The offensive were bows and arrows carried in their quivers, tipped with...
Xiii. Montejo Leaves Yucatan With All His : * "Yucatan Before and After the Conquest", by Diego de Landa, tr. William Gates, [1937], SEC. XIII. MONTEJO LEAVES YUCATAN WITH ALL HIS PEOPLE AND RETURNS TO MEXICO. HIS SON, FRANCISCO DE MONTEJO, AFTERWARDS PACIFIES YUCATAN. The Admiral Montejo did not carry out his settlement as he planned...
Dedication : * "Yucatan Before and After the Conquest", by Diego de Landa, tr. William Gates, [1937], There are so few instances to be found in the world today of balanced, constructive and honest programs in the life of the nations, that when one appears like that of Mexico in her present solution of her...
Xxxi. Clothing And Ornaments Of The Indian Women : * "Yucatan Before and After the Conquest", by Diego de Landa, tr. William Gates, [1937], SEC. XXXI. CLOTHING AND ORNAMENTS OF THE INDIAN WOMEN. The Indian women of Yucatan are in general of better build than the Spaniards, larger and well formed. They lack the large haunches of negresses. Those...
Xliv. The Soil And Its Products : * "Yucatan Before and After the Conquest", by Diego de Landa, tr. William Gates, [1937], SEC. XLIV. THE SOIL AND ITS PRODUCTS. Yucatan is a land of less soil than any I know, being all live flat stones with very little earth, so that there are few places where one can dig down a fathom without...
Xlviii. Of The Plants, Flowers And Trees : * "Yucatan Before and After the Conquest", by Diego de Landa, tr. William Gates, [1937], SEC. XLVIII. OF THE PLANTS, FLOWERS AND TREES; OF THE FRUITS AND OTHER EDIBLES. Great and notable is the diversity of plants and flowers that adorn Yucatan in their seasons, as well among the trees...
Xlii. Multitude Of Buildings In Yuc : * "Yucatan Before and After the Conquest", by Diego de Landa, tr. William Gates, [1937], p. 84 PARIS CODEX, PAGE 6 p. 85 SEC. XLII. MULTITUDE OF BUILDINGS IN YUCATAN. THOSE OF IZAMAL, OF MERIDA, AND OF CHICHEN ITZ. If the number, grandeur and beauty of its buildings were to count toward...
Lii. Criticism And Correction Of Cert : * "Yucatan Before and After the Conquest", by Diego de Landa, tr. William Gates, [1937], p. 113 SEC. LII. CRITICISM AND CORRECTION OF CERTAIN STATEMENTS. The historian of the Indies, to whom much is due for his labor and the light he gave, in speaking of the things of Yucatan, says that they used...
