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- Title
Un reportorio o cronografía maya de los tiempos: El Chilam Balam de Ixil.
- Authors
Caso Barrera, Laura
- Abstract
This article discusses the Mayan historical records of the Chilam Balam de Ixil, a manuscript written in the 17th and 18th centuries. The author comments on the contents of the books, including indigenous traditions, medical knowledge, and mythology. The influence of the Spanish conquest of the region on these documents is also explored.
- Subjects
CHILAM Balam de Ixil (Book); MAYAS -- History; MAYAN hieroglyphics; MAYA chronology; MAYA mythology; MAYAS; MAYA manuscripts; MAYAN first contact with Europeans; MEDICINE
- Publication
Anales de la Academia de Geografía e Historia de Guatemala, 2014, Vol 89, p7
- ISSN
0252-337X
- Publication type
Article