Itza people
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The Itza people are a Maya ethnic group native to the Petén region of northern Guatemala, historically associated with the city of Chichén Itzá and known for preserving distinct Itza Maya language and cultural traditions.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Maya ethnic group
ⓘ
indigenous people ⓘ |
| capitalHistorically |
Chichén Itzá
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nojpetén NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| cosmology | Maya cosmology ⓘ |
| country | Guatemala ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Mesoamerica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalTradition |
Itza Maya traditions
ⓘ
Maya agricultural practices ⓘ Maya calendrical knowledge ⓘ Maya ritual practices ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf | Maya civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnonym | Itza NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnonymMeaning | "enchanted water" or "water magicians" (commonly interpreted) ⓘ |
| faced | Spanish conquest of Petén NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMinorityStatusIn | Guatemala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageSiteAssociation | Chichén Itzá UNESCO World Heritage Site NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicallyAssociatedWith |
Chichén Itzá
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lake Petén Itzá NERFINISHED ⓘ Nojpetén NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Contact-era Maya polities
ⓘ
Postclassic Maya period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
late resistance to Spanish conquest
ⓘ
preservation of Itza Maya language ⓘ preservation of distinct cultural traditions ⓘ |
| language | Itzaʼ Maya language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Mayan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageStatus | endangered ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | Petén Department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Petén region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northern Guatemala ⓘ |
| partOf | Maya peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationTrend | declining number of fluent Itzaʼ speakers ⓘ |
| region | Lowland Maya area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedEthnicGroup |
Lacandon Maya
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mopan Maya NERFINISHED ⓘ Yucatec Maya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Maya religion ⓘ |
| residesAround | Lake Petén Itzá NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalReligionType | polytheism ⓘ |
| traditionalSubsistence |
fishing
ⓘ
hunting and gathering ⓘ maize agriculture ⓘ swidden farming ⓘ |
| usesScriptHistorically | Maya script NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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