The enigma of Mayan writing
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· 16 May 2024
The first European who found himself in the presence of the vestiges of the Mayan civilization was the Andalusian Francisco Hernandez de Cordoba, on an expedition in 1517. The aim of the exploration of the Central American mainland was to imprison indigenous people and then use them as slaves in agricultural lands and mines of Cuba. The adventurers set sail from Cuba on February 8, 1517 with two caravels and a brig. After about twenty days of sailing, they sighted land on the coast of Yucatan. The invaders, amazed, saw stone houses and realized that they were in the presence of an advanced culture. The village was called Great Cairo, foll...