History of the Spanish Conquest of Yucatan and of the Itzas / Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology, Hard University. Vol. VII.

by Philip Ainsworth Means

Note: Cogolludo's account of the early history of the Mayas and of some of their customs

[CHAPTER II]

THE POLITICAL, SOCIAL, AND GEOGRAPHICAL FEATURES OF
THE ITZA STATE DURING THE PERIOD OF 1445-1697

The significance of the Itzas

The location of Peten or Tayasal

Description of Peten and its surroundings

The lake neither rises nor falls

The temples of Tayasal described by Avendaño

The palace of Canek, Chief of the Itzas

The districts of Peten Itza