Maya peoples (colonial and modern)
Maya peoples (colonial and modern) appears on the timeline as a people or culture of Maya Lowlands and Highlands (Mesoamerica and Caribbean) from c. 1524 CE to the present, a span of 501 years. Its people spoke Mayan languages (Classic and Postclassic Maya, K'iche').
About six million speakers of some 30 Mayan languages in Guatemala, southern Mexico and Belize. They suffered forced labour under Spain and mass killings in Guatemala's civil war.
See Maya peoples (colonial and modern) on the interactive timeline
Facts
- Dates
- c. 1524 CE to the present
- Duration
- 501 years
- Type
- People or culture
- Region
- Maya Lowlands and Highlands, Mesoamerica and Caribbean
- Language family
- Mayan
Events in Mesoamerica and Caribbean during its time
- Cocoliztli epidemic
- Fall of Nojpetén
- Haitian Revolution begins
- Grito de Dolores
- Caste War of Yucatán begins
- Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
- Mexican Revolution
- Panama Canal opens
Neighbours in Mesoamerica and Caribbean
- New Spain
- Haiti
- Spanish Cuba
- British West Indies
- Captaincy General of Santo Domingo
- Colony of Jamaica
- K'iche' kingdom
- Captaincy General of Guatemala
- Mexico
- Tarascan state
Elsewhere in the world at the same time
- Republic of Venice
- Swahili city-states
- Holy Roman Empire
- Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty)
- Ottoman Empire
- Ottoman Empire
- Portuguese Empire
- Kingdom of Kongo
- Mali Empire
- Ayutthaya Kingdom
Questions
When did Maya peoples (colonial and modern) exist?
c. 1524 CE to the present, about 501 years. These dates are approximate, because the evidence for its beginning or end is uncertain.
Where was Maya peoples (colonial and modern)?
Maya Lowlands and Highlands, in Mesoamerica and Caribbean.
What language did Maya peoples (colonial and modern) speak?
Mayan. This family includes Classic and Postclassic Maya, K'iche'.