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Who Killed the Mayans? the Itza Maya and Other Lowland Groups in the Petén Basin Were First Contacted by Hernán Cortés in 1525, but Remained Independent and...
Who Killed The Mayans?
The Itza Maya and other lowland groups in the Petén Basin were first contacted by Hernán Cortés in 1525, but remained independent and hostile to the encroaching Spanish until 1697, when a concerted Spanish assault led by Martín de Urzúa y Arizmendi finally defeated the last independent Maya kingdom.
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What ended the Mayan civilization?
Scholars have suggested a number of potential reasons for the downfall of Maya civilization in the southern lowlands, including overpopulation, environmental degradation, warfare, shifting trade routes and extended drought. It’s likely that a complex combination of factors was behind the collapse.