The Maya Chronicles: Brinton's Library Of Aboriginal American Literature, Number 1
History
The Maya Chronicles: Brinton's Library Of Aboriginal American Literature, Number 1
Maya language -- Glossaries, vocabularies, etc.; Maya language -- Texts; Mayas -- Antiquities; Mayas -- History
29. Such is the chronicle of everything I have collected for the books,
in order that the people might know it, whoever wished to know it, as
had decreed it from the beginning our great lord God who governs the
universe. It is the declaration of how the Spaniards came to this land,
here to this country; by the will of the lord, the ruling God, also by
the orders of our lord Don Juan de Montejo, and Don Francisco de
Montejo, who first came here to this land, and gave orders that churches
should be built in the plastered villages, in the outlying districts,
and a town house and a temple for our great ruler, and also a public
house for travelers.
30. Thus also said our great father, Ah Naum Pech, Don Francisco de
Montejo Pech, and Don Juan Pech, as were their names when they were
baptized by the fathers; and as the Adelantado, the Captain, those who
came here to this land Yocol Peten, but called Yucatan by the first
Spaniards, as they the Spaniards, clearly relate. When our lord the
Spaniards said that we are to live eternally with God, and when the Maya
men heard the names, then spoke Naum Pech to those he commanded, with
suavity:--"Know ye, there comes to the town the one God, to the country
the true God, the sign of the true God; go ye to live with Him, joyfully
receive Him, do not war against Him, and if they have not to eat or
drink give them maize, fowls, pheasants, honey, beans to eat, that
Christianity may enter and that we may be servants of God;" thus they
wished it, and they did not make war, but rose up and went to aid the
Spaniards in the conquest and marched together with the foreigners.
31. Thus also Nachi Cocom, who dwelt in the chief town of Zututa in the
province Chichen Itza, that called Chichen Itza, and Ah Cahuot Cocom,
aiding the word of God and our great King, delivered up their standards
and banners for the sake of our great King, for the conquest, and
received the Adelantado and the father the priest in their towns, nor
did they make war, but abstained from all injury, and laid out churches
and town-houses for their followers.
32. And Naɔi Mabun Chan settled in the district, and understood that
the eternal life had come to his village, and wished that to God truly
would be delivered the Catzins and Chuls in the district of Mani, and
the Tutulxiu, and the Chels in the East, and the (middle) Tan Cupuls and
in Campeche Naɔacab Canul; thus this earth was given by God to be
redeemed, this land Zacuholpatal Zacmutixtun; and Tunal Pech of Mutul
settled here in this town.
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