Landa's Relacion de las Cosas de Yucatan

Landa's "Relación de las Cosas de Yucatán," written in the 16th century by Spanish Franciscan friar Diego de Landa, is a crucial ethnographic account of the Maya civilization. The work details the customs, beliefs, practices, and daily life of the Maya people before and after Spanish colonization. It includes insights into their language, religion, and social organization. Landa aimed to understand and convert the Maya, but his writings also preserve valuable historical information, despite their Eurocentric perspective and biases. This document is essential for studying Maya history and culture and the impact of European colonization.