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583 BCE
Living in Yucatán
The Ancient Mayans lived in Yucatán around 2,600 years before Jesus was born. However They lived in the Yucatán’s for thousands of years now. -
500
Mayan Calendars
The mayan people invented started making calendars. The first one was built in the 5th ( The Year 500 ) century. Some mayan people still use them today. -
Jan 1, 1517
Spanish first arival
1517 The spanish 1st arived on the shores of Yucatán with Hernandez de Cordoba. Who later died because of wounds from the battle agenst the mayans. -
Jan 1, 1524
Cortés
In 1524 Cortés meets the Itzá people, the last of the Maya peoples to remain unbeaten by the Spanish. The spanish leave the Itzá people alone until the 17 centur -
The Lat Half
In 1697 the Last half governing state submitted to the spanish. They submitted to the spanish because there was 90 miles from Spain to the vast expanse of the Atlantic Ocean. -
Chiapas highlands
In 1712 the Mayan of the Chiapas highlands rise against the Mexican government. They will continue to do so off and on until the 1990s -
The Maya Empire
The Maya Empire, centered in the tropical lowlands of what is now Guatemala. However in the 19th century scholars have debated what might have caused this dramatic decline between the astonishing amount of impressive architecture and symbolic artwork. -
The Mysterious Maya
The Mysterious Maya have intrigued the world since their discovery in the 1840's by John Lloyd Stephens and Frederick Catherwood. Really much of the culture is not that mysterious when it is understood. -
The Language
In the early 21 century 30 mayan languages were being spoken. More than 5 million people spoke some of those languages. -
Living in Mexico
About 7 million mayans live in the Yucatan Peninsula (which is in Mexico) today in 2017. They live at the bottom of mexico.
