Lost Shores, Forgotten Peoples : Spanish Explorations of the South East Maya Lowlands Paperback / softback

Edited by Lawrence H. Feldman

Part of the Latin America in Translation series

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Description

Long after the Aztecs and the Incas had become a fading memory, a Maya civilization still thrived in the interior of Central America.

Lost Shores, Forgotten Peoples is the first collection and translation of important seventeenth-century narratives about Europeans travelling across the great â€œOcean Seaâ€ and encountering a people who had maintained an independent existence in the lowlands of Guatemala and Belize. In these narrativesâ€”primary documents written by missionaries and conquistadorsâ€”vivid details of these little known Mayan cultures are revealed, answering how and why lowlanders were able to evade Spanish conquest while similar civilizations could not.

Fascinating tales of the journey from Europe are included, involving unknown islands, lost pilots, life aboard a galleon fleet, political intrigue, cannibals, and breathtaking natural beauty.

In short, these forgotten manuscriptsâ€”translations of the papers of the pastâ€”provide an unforgettable look at an understudied chapter in the age of exploration.

Lost Shores, Forgotten Peoples will appeal to archaeologists, anthropologists, and historians interested in Central America, the Maya, and the Spanish Conquest.