r hardships
They face starvation
A sign from our Lady of the Apparition
They climb some high hills
Avendano left alone
The miracle of the sapote
Rescued
What had happened to the Indians whom Avendano sent off
The messenger from Tayasal
Reasons for Avendano's distrust

CHAPTER X

THE CONSUMMATION OF THE CONQUEST OF TAYASAL
BY THE SPANIARDS, 1695-1696

The expedition from Guatemala reaches Cahabon
Preliminary movements and plans
The fate of Diaz de Velasco; Amezquita follows him
Conclusion of the subjection of the Itzas begun
Paredes is ordered to march to Los Dolores
Canek's ambassador, Can, arrives at Merida
Zuviaur goes to the lake
Ursua determines to take vigorous measures
Lawsuits between Soberanis and Ursua
Captain Paredes at Tzucthok
Captain Hariza at Tipu
The Cacique Cintanek's villages
Can's report
The commands of King Charles II
Soberanis and Ursua in agreement at last
The part to be taken by Indian villages
The road completed as far as the lake
Quincanek feigns friendliness
The hostilities begin
The captains urge Ursua to fight; the battle
Tayasal becomes a Spanish possession
Later history of Tayasal

APPENDICES

I The Question of Orthography

II The Dialect of Peten. (From an unpublished manuscript by Dr. Berendt
in the Brinton Collection in the University Museum, Philadelphia)

III The Maps of Yucatan, 1501-1800

IV Itinerary of Avendano, together with geographical information

BIBLIOGRAPHY

LIST OF PLATES

Ia Avendano's Map of Lake Peten, circa 1697.

Ib Avendano's Map with English translation.

II Peten Itza in the Middle of the Eighteenth Century.

III Lake Peten and Flores.
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IV Sketch (with English translation) of a Map of Yucatan, circa
1566, found with the Landa MS.

V Sketch (with English translation) of another Map of Yucatan,
circa 1566, found with the Landa MS.

VI Map showing Entradas to Lake Peten.

HISTORY OF THE SPANISH CONQUEST OF
YUCATAN AND OF THE ITZAS

CHAPTER I

THE PRECOLUMBIAN HISTORY OF THE MAYAS
AND OF THE ITZAS, 1445

In general it may be said that the Maya culture occupied t