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... Francisco Hernandez de Cordova, the first of the Spaniards who set foot in the country of the Mayan, landed on a small island which he called Huger-es, the inhabitants, on being asked the name of the country, answered U-luumil ceh ...
... Francisco Hernandez de Cordova, the first of the Spaniards who set foot in the country of the Mayan, landed on a small island which he called Huger-es, the inhabitants, on being asked the name of the country, answered U-luumil ceh ...
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One district was called Chacan, another Cepech, another Choaca, another Mayapan, and so on.8 Mayapan, however, was a very large district, whose king was regarded as suzerain by the other chieftains, previous to the destruction of his ...
One district was called Chacan, another Cepech, another Choaca, another Mayapan, and so on.8 Mayapan, however, was a very large district, whose king was regarded as suzerain by the other chieftains, previous to the destruction of his ...
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Maya was the name of a powerful nation that in remote ages dwelt in the peninsula of Yucatan and the countries, to-day called Central America, comprised between the Isthmus of Tehuantepec on the north and that of Darien on the south.
Maya was the name of a powerful nation that in remote ages dwelt in the peninsula of Yucatan and the countries, to-day called Central America, comprised between the Isthmus of Tehuantepec on the north and that of Darien on the south.
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Landa, Gogolludo, Lizana,' all accord in stating that the land was called U-luumil ceh, “ the land of the deer.” Herrera'3 says it was called Beb (a very thorny tree), and the “ great serpent” Can; but we see in the Troano MS. that this ...
Landa, Gogolludo, Lizana,' all accord in stating that the land was called U-luumil ceh, “ the land of the deer.” Herrera'3 says it was called Beb (a very thorny tree), and the “ great serpent” Can; but we see in the Troano MS. that this ...
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I can only surmise that they called it so from the great absorbent quality of its stony soil, which in an incredibly short time absorbs the water at the surface. This water, percolating through the pores of the stone, is afterward found ...
I can only surmise that they called it so from the great absorbent quality of its stony soil, which in an incredibly short time absorbs the water at the surface. This water, percolating through the pores of the stone, is afterward found ...
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LXHI Javelin Head and Arrow Points found with the Charred | 159 |
Portrait of Queen M60 From a demirelief adorning | 166 |
Portrait of Bishop Lands second Bishop of Yucatan | 169 |
LXVHI Mezzorelievo in Stucco on the Frieze of the Temple | 197 |
Fresco Painting in the Funeral Chamber of Prince Cohs | 222 |
The Lord of the Yucatan Forests From life | 236 |
Part of Facade of the Sanctuary at Uxmal Cosmic | 256 |
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