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Diego de Landa
AuthorBooks · Second hand1524-1579
Diego de Landa Calderón, O.F.M. was a Spanish Franciscan bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Yucatán. He led a campaign against idolatry and human sacrifice. In doing so, he burned Maya manuscripts (codices) which contained knowledge of Maya religion and civilization, and the history of the American continent. Ironically, however, his work in documenting and researching the Maya was indispensable in achieving the current understanding of their culture, to the degree that Mayanist William Gates asserted that "ninety-nine percent of what we today know of the Mayas, we know as the result either of what Landa has told us in the pages that follow, or have learned in the use and study of what he told". He also described that "it is an equally safe statement that... he burned ninety-nine times as much knowledge of Maya history and sciences as he has given us".
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Birth
1524
Death
1579
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Diego de Landa was born in Cifuentes in 1524 and became a key figure in understanding the history of colonial Yucatán.
As a bishop and chronicler, he dedicated much of his life to documenting the culture and traditions of the Maya people.
His main work, Relación de las cosas de Yucatán, is a fundamental testimony for the study of Mayan civilization.
Throughout his career, he held multiple roles as a priest, historian, and scholar of Mexican antiquities.
His literary legacy includes 17 works that explore the chronology and history of one of Mexico's most fascinating regions.