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
11. The first descendants of Macan Pech and of Ah Kom Pech, of Xulkum
Chel, came to their towns with their priests and chiefs, to the town of
Yaxkukul, to Xulkum Chel and to Maxtunil; they came back with their
companions to this town; they came also with their priests and chiefs
and ministers back to their rulers, when they came to the town Yaxkukul;
and we, also, when we arrived at this town of Chac Xulub Chen. When we
settled here they appointed me, Nakuk Pech, by my father, Ah Kom Pech,
son of Ah Tunal Pech, first descendant of Maxtunil, to govern this town.
12. When the Spaniards came to the towns of this land there were no
Indians who had a will to pay tribute to the first Spaniards; therefore
the first Spaniards made an account of what towns were to be given to be
governed. I, Nakuk Pech, I first received the town here, in the district
Chac Xulub Chen, when first they came with orders to take it, with the
chiefs, and captains and priests, whose names are Ah Kul Matu and (Ah)
Kul Che; and the first priests arrived, the priest Cocom, the priest
Tacu; and the captains arrived, the captain Nachan Cen and the captain
Xuluc, as their names were, the captains who commanded when they came to
this land Maxtunil, with the priest Chuc and his captains, to take
possession; thus they found the town here, Chac Xulub Chen, when came
the soldiers and ensigns, Ensign Kan, Ensign Xuluc, Ensign Pot, Ensign
May, Ensign Ek, such were the names of the ensigns, the names of those I
commanded as chief when I, Nakuk Pech, came to this town Chac Xulub
Chen; thus my mind was strengthened when these things happened, and when
I came here to settle here in the land and district Chac Xulub Chen.
13. I, Nakuk Pech, came here by (order of) the governor that I should
strengthen the town Chac Xulub Chen; then among old men there was no
sign that the Spaniards would come here to this land, nor was the
village of Chac Xulub Chen strengthened then; it was when they heard the
account, when the Spaniards came to the city of Merida and Christianity
was received by the men of the province of Ceh Pech. I finished by
gathering together all the town of Chac Xulub Chen, I, Don Pablo Pech,
and my father, Don Martin Pech, Conquistador of Xulkum Cheel.
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