Mayas

1. A Native American people, living in what is now Mexico and northern Central America , who had a flourishing civilization from before the birth of Jesus until around 1600, when they were conquered by the Spanish. The Mayas are known for their astronomical observations, accurate calendars, sophisticated hieroglyphics , and pyramids .

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The devil,” says Cogolludo of the Mayas, “is called by them Xibilha, which means he who disappears or vanishes.

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During his sojourn among the Mayas he had learned to speak their language fluently.

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The Mayas were at one time governed by a king who reigned supreme over the whole of Yucatan.

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Their descendants live in Yucatan, and the early monuments of the Mayas are found in that country and its neighborhood.

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Progreso and Mérida were visited, and our work was done upon the Mayas living near the town of Tekax.

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