Diego de Landa

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Diego de Landa was a 16th-century Spanish Franciscan bishop of Yucatán notorious for his role in the destruction of Maya texts and cultural heritage during the colonial period.

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Diego de Landa canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic bishop
Franciscan friar
Spanish colonial official
human
allegiance Catholic Church NERFINISHED
Spanish Crown NERFINISHED
birthDate 1524
birthPlace Cifuentes, Guadalajara, Castile NERFINISHED
centuryOfActivity 16th century
countryOfCitizenship Crown of Castile
date auto-da-fé of Maní: 1562
deathDate 1579
deathPlace Mérida, Yucatán NERFINISHED
destroyed Maya codices in Maní NERFINISHED
Maya cult images in Maní
endTime as Bishop of Yucatán: 1579
ethnicGroup Spanish
event auto-da-fé of Maní NERFINISHED
familyName de Landa NERFINISHED
fullName Diego de Landa Calderón NERFINISHED
genre ethnographic writing
historical chronicle
givenName Diego NERFINISHED
hasRoleIn Christianization of Yucatán NERFINISHED
influenced decipherment of Maya script
modern study of Maya civilization
languageOfWorkOrName Spanish
memberOf Order of Friars Minor NERFINISHED
motiveAttributed eradication of Maya idolatry
imposition of Catholic orthodoxy
notableFor account of Maya culture
description of Maya script
destruction of Maya codices
destruction of Maya religious images
notableWork Relación de las cosas de Yucatán NERFINISHED
occupation bishop
missionary
writer
placeOfActivity Mérida, Yucatán NERFINISHED
Yucatán Peninsula NERFINISHED
positionHeld Bishop of Yucatán
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholicism
startTime as Bishop of Yucatán: 1573
subjectOf historical controversy over cultural destruction
wroteAbout Maya calendar NERFINISHED
Maya religion
Maya writing system
Spanish conquest of Yucatán NERFINISHED

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Maya codices religiousOppositionBy Diego de Landa