"Clendinnen's elegantly written work describes the devastating effects of Spanish conquest and settlement on the politically fragmented Maya of the Yucatan until 1570.... Her account of the 1562 ...

The quest to decipher Maya hieroglyphs began with the very Spanish invaders whose hegemonic rule did so much to wipe out the ancient Maya script. Among them was the conquistador Hernando Cortes ...

They also tried hard to remove all traces of Maya culture over the following centuries. The Spanish conquest resulted in centuries of cruelty towards the Maya people, causing their population to ...

They also tried hard to remove all traces of Maya culture over the following centuries. The Spanish conquest resulted in centuries of cruelty towards the Maya people, causing their population to ...