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"This magisterial study will assume the status of an enduring classic in the field of Mesoamerican studies. Superbly crafted, it presents an original reinterpretation of the events and circumstances surrounding the conquest of the Itza Mayas by the forces of imperial Spain. . . . It is a magnificent work."-W. George Lovell, Queen's University
Grant D. Jones is Charles A. Dana Professor of Anthropology at Davidson College and the author, most recently, of Maya Resistance to Spanish Rule: Time and History on a Colonial Front.
Introduction Part I. The Itza World: 1. The Itzas and their neighbors 2. Itza-Spanish encounters, 1525-1690 3. Itza society and kingship on the eve of conquest Part II. Road to the Itzas: 4. Power politics 5. The birth of the camino real 6. Franciscans on the camino real Part III. The Peace Seekers: 7. The Itza emissaries 8. Avendano and Adjaw Kan Ek' Part IV. Prelude to Conquest: 9. Itza-Spanish warfare 10. The costs of the camino real 11. The eve of conquest Part V. Victims and Survivors of Conquest: 12. Occupation and interrogation 13. Prisoners of conquest 14. Reconquest, epidemic, and warfare 15. Missions, rebellion, and survival.