The Franciscan Inquisition in Yucatán

French Seamen, 1560

Bibliographic Data

ID8871040
AuthorsEleanor B Adams (University of New Mexico, corresponding author)
Year1969
Volume25
Issue4
Pages331-359
Publication date1969-04-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Americas A Quarterly Review of Latin American History (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0003-1615 • E-ISSN: 1533-6247
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.2307/980317
OpenAlexW2319301260
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited13

In the mid-sixteenth century the peninsula of Yucatán, with the remnants of its ancient Maya glories sleeping in the bush, had little to attract corsairs or contraband traders. When, after nearly twenty years of struggle, the Spaniards finally overcame the resistance of the stubborn Maya in the 1540’s, French intruders had already made many profitable voyages to the Antilles and extended their activities to the coast of Tierra Firme. More than another decade was to pass before they Cast a speculative eye on the possibilities of this later acquisition of the Spanish Crown

Ancient history · Archaeology · Art · Biology · Crown (dentistry · Geography · Humanities · Maya · Peninsula · Resistance (ecology · Tierra · Yucatan peninsula · Ecology · Historical Studies in Latin America · Historical Studies on Spain · History · Latin American history and culture · Medicine

Tools

Open DOISci-Hub