Itzá (ētsä`), Maya Maya (mī`ə, Span. mä`yä)
..... Click the link for more information. of Yucatán Yucatán (y
kətăn`), peninsula, c.
..... Click the link for more information. (Mexico) and Petén Petén (pātān`), region, c.15,000 sq mi (38,850 sq km), N Guatemala.
..... Click the link for more information. (Guatemala). Probable founders of Chichén Itzá Chichén Itzá (chēchān` ētsä`), city of the ancient Maya , central Yucatán, Mexico.
..... Click the link for more information. , which they occupied at various times from c.514 to 1194, they moved (1450?) S from Campeche to Lake Petén. Here, in spite of sporadic attempts by the Spanish to convert or subdue them after the visit of Cortés in 1525, the Itzá (the last strong, independent Mayan tribe) remained until driven from their capital, Tayasal, in 1697.
..... Click the link for more information. of Yucatán Yucatán (y
kətăn`), peninsula, c...... Click the link for more information. (Mexico) and Petén Petén (pātān`), region, c.15,000 sq mi (38,850 sq km), N Guatemala.
..... Click the link for more information. (Guatemala). Probable founders of Chichén Itzá Chichén Itzá (chēchān` ētsä`), city of the ancient Maya , central Yucatán, Mexico.
..... Click the link for more information. , which they occupied at various times from c.514 to 1194, they moved (1450?) S from Campeche to Lake Petén. Here, in spite of sporadic attempts by the Spanish to convert or subdue them after the visit of Cortés in 1525, the Itzá (the last strong, independent Mayan tribe) remained until driven from their capital, Tayasal, in 1697.
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