Colonial Americas
He Burned Every Maya Book in One Afternoon
A Spanish priest burned every Maya book he could find in 1556—and the man who tried to stop him was the one history forgot.
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Download on the App StoreColonial AmericasMaya Civilization16th CenturyReligious PersecutionKnowledge DestructionYucatánDiego de LandaFrancisco de Toral
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