INDEX

Agriculture in Yucatan, [6]
Aguilar, Gerónimo de, first of the Spanish conquerors, [166], [167], [170]
Akab Tzib, or House of the Writing in the Dark, [62], [63], [64]
Alphabet of Landa for employing Maya glyphs to denote Spanish letters, [41], [42]
Alvarado, José, Silver King of Mexico, [235]
Ancient cities, condition of at time of Spanish Conquest, [43], [44]
Animal figures and carvings recovered from Sacred Well, [135], [137]
Annexes, unnamed temples near Nunnery, [69], [70]
Arches, Maya, [195]
Atlantean figures, [78], [79], [85], [86]
Atlantis theory of Mayan ethnology, [36]
Bal-che, an ancient intoxicating beverage, [115], [137], [244]
Balustrades with serpent motif, [77], [78], [80], [238]
Bas-reliefs and full-relief works, [79], [80], [81], [82], [219], [220], [221], [224], [225], [226], [227], [228], [229], [230], [32], [233], [234]
Bas-Reliefs, Temple of, [81], [82], [219], [220], [221], [228], [229], [230]
Beams, sapote, [78]
Bells of copper from High Priest’s Tomb, [246]
Bells of copper and gold recovered from Sacred Well, [131], [132]
Boa-constrictors, [95], [96], [182], [241], [242]
Bolshevism among natives, [17]
Bowls and disks of gold recovered from Sacred Well, [133], [134]
Brooches recovered from Sacred Well, [135]
Caluacs or ceremonial wands, [135], [143]
Caracol, or Snail-shell, [71], [72], [73]
Carnegie Expedition in Chi-chen Itza, [87], [279], [280]
Casa Real, home and estate of Don Eduardo,
Ancient gateway, [55], [56], [57]
First view by Don Eduardo, [55], [56]
Looting by unruly natives, [17]
Size of estate, [60]
Caves, [33], [97], [139]
Cenotes (see Wells), [135], [143]
Chac Mool figures, [82], [182]
Chich-an Chob, Red House, or Strong, Clean House, [73], [74], [75]
Chilan Balam, Maya writings in Spanish characters, [37], [38], [40]
Chi-chen Itza,
Arrangement of buildings, [60], [61]
Distinction between old and new cities, [47], [60], [280]
Lack of streets, [60], [61]
Location and how to get there, [3], [5]
Montejo’s military headquarters, [172], [173]
Retreat of Spaniards from, [70], [71], [173]
Chisels,
Recovered from Sacred Well, [132], [133]
Of nephrite found near Great Pyramid, [192], [193]
Chronicles, Maya, [37], [38], [39], [40], [41], [42]
Church, or Iglesia, [69], [70]
Cisterns, [98], [99]
Codices, Maya, rare books written in hieroglyphs, [37], [38], [39], [232]
Conquest of Yucatan by Spaniards, a brief history, [166] to [178]
Construction of Maya temples, [189] to [197]
Copal, [107], [108], [110], [111], [112], [113], [119], [121], [139], [140], [142], [246]
Copper and gold objects recovered from Sacred Well, [131] to [137]
Córdoba, Francisco de Hernandez, commander of second Spanish expedition to Yucatan, [167], [168]
Cortes, Hernan, commander of Fourth Spanish expedition to Yucatan, [146], [147], [169], [170], [171], [174], [175]
Costume and arms of ancient Mayas, [20], [22], [227], [228], [229]
Costume of modern Mayas, [11], [12]
Cotton, [248]
Cruelties of Spanish conquerors, [175], [176]
Cuzmil, ancient city of, [169], [170]
Dances, native ancient, [22]
Dances, native modern, [18], [19]
Dates, earliest recorded Mayan, [37]
Date-stone of Chi-chen Itza, [184], [185]
Deities of the Mayas,
God of Death, [53], [246]
Rain God, [53], [54], [55]
Disks and bowls of gold recovered from Sacred Well, [133], [134]
Diving operations in Sacred Well, [118] to [131]
Dredging of Sacred Well, [55], [103], [104], [105], [106], [107], [108], [109], [110], [111], [112], [113], [114], [115], [117], [118], [119], [122], [123], [124], [125]
Earthen jars from High Priest’s Tomb, [257]
El Castillo, or the Great Pyramid of Kukul Can, [50], [51], [75], [76], [77], [78], [79]
Elephant head controversy, [214]
Embroidery, [12]
Fabrics recovered from Sacred Well, [121], [144]
Fiestas, ancient Maya, [21], [22]
Finds in Sacred Well, [107] to [115], [121], [129] to [146]
Fuentes, Francisco de las, lieutenant of Montejo, [28]
Geological formation of Yucatan, [97]
Gold and copper objects recovered from Sacred Well, [131] to [137]
Gold, value (compared with jade) to ancient Mayas, [146], [147]
Golden Age of Maya Art, [211], [212]
Gourds and gourd implements, [121], [140], [141]
Great Pyramid of Kukul Can, or El Castillo, [50], [51], [75], [76], [77], [78], [79]
Grijalva, Juan de, commander of third Spanish expedition to Yucatan, [168]
Gymnasium, or Tennis-court, [82], [83], [84], [85]
Henequen, from which rope and twine are made, [6]
Hieroglyphs, [41], [42], [213], [214]
Homes, ancient Maya, [20], [21]
Homes, modern Maya, [15], [16]
Homes in Mérida, [8], [9]
House of the Writing in the Dark, Akab Tzib, [62], [63], [64]
Hul-che, or throwing-stick, [108], [109], [110]
Humor, Maya sense of, [18]
Iglesia, or Church, [69], [70]
“Incidents of Travel in Yucatan,” by John L. Stephens, [5]
Itzamna, mythical founder of race, [34]
Jade, value (compared with gold) to ancient Mayas, [146], [147]
Jade from High Priest’s Tomb, [247], [249], [257]
Jade recovered from Sacred Well, [130], [141], [144], [145], [146], [147], [148]
Jewelry, modern Mayan, [13], [200], [201]
Knives, sacrificial, recovered from Sacred Well, [136]
Kukul Can, hero deity of the Itzas, [34], [46], [50], [217], [260]
La Casa de las Monjas, or the Nunnery, [52], [64] to [69], [227], [233]
Lance poles and other wooden objects recovered from Sacred Well, [141], [142], [143]
Landa Alphabet for employing Maya glyphs to denote Spanish letters, [41]
Landa, Diego de, [19]
Legends,
Itzamna, [34]
Ix-lol Nicte, [150] to [163]
Kukul Can, [34]
La flor de Calentura, [24] to [31]
Lorelei, [198] to [207]
Misfortunes of Mayas prior to the Conquest, [44] to [47]
Present of jade from Montezuma to Cortes, [146], [147]
Sacrificial pilgrimage, [261] to [276]
Wizard Potters, [207] to [210]
Xkan-xoc, [163] to [165]
Le Plongeon, Maya archæologist, [92]
Lintels, [63], [64], [195]
Maler, Teoberto, [214], [221], [222], [223], [224]
Marital customs of modern Mayas, [14]
Masks of copper and gold recovered from Sacred Well, [132]
Maya Chronicles, [37], [38], [39], [40], [41], [42], [43]
Maya Codices, rare books written in hieroglyphs, [37], [38], [39], [232]
Maya, derivation of name, [33], [34]
Maya language, [10]
Mayas, ancient,
Costumes and arms, [20], [21], [22], [227], [228]
Dances, [21], [22]
Deities, [54], [55], [246]
Homes, [20], [21]
Music, [21], [22]
Occupations, [22]
Physical characteristics, [20]
Pride in genealogy, [23]
Tattooing, [21]
Mayas, modern,
Cleanliness, [13]
Costume, [11], [12]
Dances, [18], [19]
Homes, [15], [16]
Honesty, [14]
Hospitality, [14], [15]
Humor, [18]
Improvidence, [18]
Jewelry, [13], [200], [201]
Language, [10]
Laziness, [18]
Marital customs, [14]
Music, [18], [19]
Physical characteristics, [10], [11]
Religious outlook, [15]
Treatment by plantation-owners, [16], [17]
Unconquered tribes (Sublevados), [17], [18]
Mayas, earliest mythical wanderings, [34], [35], [36]
Later legendary history, [43], [44], [45], [46], [47]
Mayapan, invasion of, [43], [46]
Medallions recovered from Sacred Well, [133], [134], [137]
Mérida, capital of Yucatan,
American Club, [9]
Ball, [8]
Carnival, [8]
Description of, [6], [7], [8]
Homes, [8], [9]
Palace of Montejo, [9]
Monoliths, [78], [79], [80]
Montejo, Francisco de, [169], [171], [172], [173], [174], [175]
Retreat from Chi-chen Itza, [70], [173], [174]
Montejo the Younger, [174], [175], [176], [177]
Montezuma, King of the Aztecs, [146], [147]
Mortuary urns, [139]
Murals, [80], [81], [82], [214], [215], [216], [217], [218], [219], [224], [225], [226], [227], [228], [229]
Music, native ancient, [21], [22]
Music, native modern, [18], [19]
Nahuatls, [43], [47]
Nahuatl influence on Maya culture and art, [47], [64], [197], [211], [212], [217], [218]
Names of persons indicated in murals and bas-reliefs, [232], [233]
Nunnery, or La Casa de las Monjas, [52], [64] to [69], [227], [233]
Padres, coming of, [176], [177]
Phallic cult, [143], [144]
Physical characteristics of ancient Mayas, [20]
Physical characteristics of modern Mayas, [10], [11]
Pigments used by ancient Mayas, [191], [192], [194], [195], [220]
Plaster or stucco used in Maya buildings, [191]
Pottery and potsherds, [107], [113], [119], [136], [138], [139], [244], [245], [246], [247], [257], [258], [259]
Progreso, only seaport of Yucatan, [73], [74], [75]
Relacion de las Cosas de Yucatan, the book by Diego de Landa, [19], [20]
Rings recovered from Sacred Well, [130], [132], [137]
Roads, ancient construction, [89], [90], [91]
Location, [60], [61], [88], [90]
Rock-crystal beads from High Priest’s Tomb, [247]
Rubber finds in the Sacred Well, [110], [111], [112]
Sabua skull, [115], [116]
Sacca, an intoxicating drink, [245]
Sacred Way, linking the Sacred Well and Temple of Kukul Can, [52], [53], [54], [55], [97] to [102]
Sacred Well,
Diving operations in, [122] to [149]
Dredging, [59], [103] to [122]
Finds in, [107] to [149]
Sacrifice of maidens, [53] to [55]
Sacrificial knives recovered from Sacred Well, [136]
San Isidro, Church of, [24]
Sandals recovered from Sacred Well, [114]
Sapote beams, [78]
Scorpions, [240], [241]
Semitic features of some ancient Mayan sculptures and murals, [35], [36], [83]
Serpents, [95], [96], [182], [241], [242]
Serpent balustrades and monoliths, [78], [79], [80], [238], [239]
Skeletal remains in Tomb of the High Priest, [244], [245], [246], [247]
Skeletons from Sacred Well, [114], [115], [116], [121]
Snail-shell, or Caracol, [71], [72], [73]
Sounding device for discovery of hidden cavities, [239], [240]
Spiders, [257]
Stairways, [74], [77], [78], [190], [238]
Stelæ, [196], [214]
Stephens, John L., American traveler and writer on Yucatan, [5]
Stone point-work of ancient Mayas, [141], [142], [226], [234]
Strong, Clean House, Red House or Chich-an Chob, [73], [74], [75]
Sublevados, unconquered tribes, [17], [18]
Tattooing in ancient times, [21]
Temple of Columns, [86], [87]
Temple of Cones, [86]
Temple of Owls, [230]
Temples in Chi-chen Itza,
Annexes, unnamed temples near Nunnery, [69], [70]
Construction of, [189] to [197]
Great Pyramid of Kukul Can, or El Castillo, [50], [51], [75], [76], [77], [78], [79]
Iglesia or Church, [69], [70]
House of the Writing in the Dark, Akab Tzib, [62], [63], [64]
Nunnery, or La Casa de las Monjas, [52], [64] to [69], [227], [233]
Red House, Strong Clean House, or Chich-an Chob, [73], [74], [75]
Snail-shell or Caracol, [71], [72], [73]
Temple of Bas-Reliefs, [81], [82], [219], [220], [221], [228], [229], [230]
Temple of Columns, [86], [87]
Temple of Cones, [86]
Temple of Owls, [230]
Tiger Temple, [79], [80], [81], [214], [215], [216]
Unnamed Temples, [87]
Tennis-court, or Gymnasium, [82], [83], [84], [85]
Tiger Temple, [79], [80], [81], [214], [215], [216]
Throwing-stick or hul-che, [108], [109], [110]
Tomb of the High Priest, [75], [236] to [260]
Tools used in construction of Maya buildings, [190] to [197]
Totanacs, [215], [216], [217]
Treatment of an ancient painted stone to restore its colors, and the story it tells, [230], [231], [232]
Treatment of natives by plantation-owners, [16], [17]
Tuxtla statuette, [37]
Ulumil, chieftain of the Itzas, [43]
Unconquered tribes (Sublevados), [17], [18]
Unnamed Temples in Chi-chen Itza, [87]
Uxmal, founding of, [43]
Vase of alabaster-like substance from High Priest’s Tomb, [256], [257]
Velasquez Diego, Governor of Cuba, [168], [171]
Wasps, [182], [183]
Wells or cenotes,
Chen ku (see Sacred Well)
General, [97], [98], [99]
Tol-oc, [58], [59], [99], [100]
X-Katum, [100]
Yula, [101]
Whipping-post, [16], [17]
Wooden objects recovered from Sacred Well, [141], [142], [143], [144]
Xtavantum, an intoxicating Maya beverage, [201]

FOOTNOTES:

[1] The suffix “el” added to any Maya word denotes action. In the glyph sign this often was indicated by adding the wing of a bird to the main hieroglyph; therefore “Mayanel” was an active woman, hence very clever.—Author.

[2] In an article written for “Harper’s Magazine,” by Mr. Edward Huntington, reference is made to the Jewish cast of features of the modern Mayas, and I have often noticed the similarity. One prominent writer on Yucatan considers the possibility of Jewish origin for the Mayas as being the most substantial of the several theories I have mentioned.—Author.

[3] Peten: “Something surrounding an island.”

[4] “The Four Winds” is a Maya expression.

[5] The Spanish Conquerors, as will be seen from this description, were not previously familiar with rubber.

[6] A katun is a little less than twenty years.

[7] The protecting serpent does not necessarily indicate that the invaders were Mayas or believers in the cult of Kukul Can; it merely points out the “big man” or leader.

[8] By “archers” Landa doubtless meant fighting-men armed with the hul-che.

[9] Several sacrificial knives were found in the Sacred Well.

[10] Shown on page 39.

Transcriber’s Notes:

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Obvious typographical errors have been silently corrected.
There are several references to illustrations that do not exist in the source, these are marked as “[missing]”.