Nojpetén island city
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Nojpetén island city was the last major independent Maya capital, serving as the fortified island stronghold of the Itza in Lake Petén Itzá until its conquest by the Spanish in 1697.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nojpetén | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Maya city
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ former capital city ⓘ |
| archaeologicalStatus | partly built over by modern Flores ⓘ |
| bodyOfWater | Lake Petén Itzá NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capitalOf |
Itza Maya
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kowoj Maya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conqueredBy |
Martín de Ursúa y Arizmendi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Spanish Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | Guatemala ⓘ |
| culture | Maya civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfConquest | 1697 ⓘ |
| era | Postclassic Maya period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Itza
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kowoj NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feature |
causeway-linked landing places
ⓘ
defensive walls ⓘ palaces ⓘ plazas ⓘ temple pyramids ⓘ |
| fortified | true ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | last independent Maya kingdom subdued by Spain ⓘ |
| inhabitedUntil | late 17th century ⓘ |
| knownAs |
Noh Petén
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Noj Petén NERFINISHED ⓘ Tayasal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Yucatec Maya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lastMajorIndependentMayaCapital | true ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Guatemala
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lake Petén Itzá NERFINISHED ⓘ Petén Department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | island ⓘ |
| modernSuccessorSettlement | Flores NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | great island ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Spanish missionaries ⓘ |
| partOf | Maya Lowlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalSystem | Itza kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postConquestUse | site of Spanish colonial town of Flores ⓘ |
| region | Petén Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionType | Central Petén lakes region ⓘ |
| religion | Maya religion ⓘ |
| resistedChristianization | true ⓘ |
| strategicLocation | true ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Itza Maya
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kowoj Maya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearDestroyed | 1697 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.