Contents
CONTENTS
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| INTRODUCTION | |
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| MAP, of about 1540 | |
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| Sec. | 1. | Description of Yucatan. Variety of seasons | |
| Sec. | 2. | Etymology of the name of the province. Its situation | |
| Sec. | 3. | Captivity of Gerónimo de Aguilar. Expedition of Hernández de Cordova and Grijalva to Yucatan | |
| Sec. | 4. | Expedition of Cortés to Cozumel. Letter to Aguilar and his friends | |
| Sec. | 5. | Provinces of Yucatan. Its principal ancient structures | |
| Sec. | 6. | Cuculcán. Foundation of Mayapán | |
| Sec. | 7. | Government, priesthood, sciences; letters and books in Yucatan | |
| Sec. | 8. | Arrival of the Tutul-xius and the alliance they made with the lords of Mayapan. Tyranny of Cocom, the ruin of his power and of the city of Mayapan | |
| Sec. | 9. | Chronological monuments of Yucatan. Foundation of the kingdom of Sotuta. Origin of the Chels. The three principal kingdoms of Yucatan | |
| Sec. | 10. | Various calamities felt in Yucatan in the period before the conquest by the Spaniards: hurricane, wars, etc. | |
| Sec. | 11. | Prophecies of the coming of the Spaniards. History of Francisco de Montejo, first admiral of Yucatan | |
| Sec. | 12. | Montejo sails for Yucatan and takes possession of the country. The Chels cede to him the site of Chichén Itzá. The Indians force him to leave | |
| Sec. | 13. | Montejo leaves Yucatan with all his people and returns to Mexico. His son, Francisco de Montejo, afterwards pacifies Yucatan | |
| Sec. | 14. | State of Yucatan after the departure of the Spaniards. Don, Francisco, son of the admiral Montejo, re-establishes the Spanish rule in Yucatan | |
| Sec. | 15. | Cruelties of the Spaniards toward the Indians. How they excused themselves | |
| Sec. | 16. | State of the country before the conquest. Royal decree in favor of the Indians. Health of the admiral Montejo. His descendants | |
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| Sec. | 17. | Arrival of the Spanish Franciscan friars in Yucatan. Protection they gave to the natives. Their contests with the Spanish element | |
| Sec. | 18. | Vices of the Indians. Studies of the friars in the language of the country. Their teachings to the Indians. Conversions. Punishments of apostates | |
| Sec. | 19. | Arrival of Bishop Toral and release of the imprisoned Indians. Voyage of the Provincial of San Francisco to Spain to justify the conduct of the Franciscans | |
| Sec. | 20. | Construction of the houses of Yucatan. Obedience and respect of the Indians for their chiefs. Headgear and wearing of ornaments | |
| Sec. | 21. | Food and drink of the Indians of Yucatan | |
| Sec. | 22. | Painting and tattooing of the Indians. Their orgies, wines and banquets. Their comedies, music and dances | |
| Sec. | 23. | Industry, commerce and money. Agriculture and seeds. Justice and hospitality | |
| Sec. | 24. | Method of counting of the Yucatecans. Genealogies. Inheritance and tutelage of orphans. The succession of the chiefs | |
| Sec. | 25. | Divorces frequent among the Yucatecans. Nuptial customs | |
| Sec. | 26. | Method of baptism in Yucatan; how it was celebrated | |
| Sec. | 27. | Kind of confessions among the Indians. Abstinences and superstitions. Diversity and abundance of idols. Duties of the priests | |
| Sec. | 28. | Sacrifices and self-mortifications, both cruel and obscene, among the Yucatecans. Human victims slain by arrows, and others | |
| Sec. | 29. | Arms of the Yucatecans. Military chieftains. Militia and soldiers. Customs of war | |
| Sec. | 30. | Penalties and punishments for adulterers, homicides and thieves. Education of the young men. Custom of flattening the heads of children | |
| Sec. | 31. | Clothing and ornaments of the Indian women | |
| Sec. | 32. | Chastity and education of the Indian women of Yucatan Their chief qualities and their household economy. Their devotion and the special observances at the time of childbirth | |
| Sec. | 33. | Funerals. Burials of the priests. Statues to preserve the ashes of the chiefs, and the honors they paid to them. Their belief regarding a future life, with rewards and punishments | |
| Sec. | 34. | Count of the Yucatecan year. Characters of the days. The four Bacabs and their names. Gods of the 'unlucky' days | |
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| Sec. | 35. | Festivals of the 'unlucky' days. Sacrifices for the beginning of the new year Kan | |
| Sec. | 36. | Sacrifices for the new year of the character Muluc. Dances of the stiltwalkers. Dance of the old women with the terra-cotta dogs | |
| Sec. | 37. | Sacrifices for the new year with the sign Ix. Sinister prognostics, and manner of conjuring their effects | |
| Sec. | 38. | Sacrifices of the new year of the letter Cauac. The evils prophesied and their remedy in the dance of the fire | |
| Sec. | 39. | The author's explanation of the various things in the calendar. His purpose in giving these things notice | |
| Sec. | 40. | Months and festivals of the Yucatecan calendar | |
| Sec. | 41. | Cycle of the Mayas. Their writings | |
| Sec. | 42. | Multitude of buildings in Yucatan. Those of Izamal, of Mérida, and of Chichén Itzá | |
| Sec. | 43. | For what other things the Indians made sacrifices | |
| Sec. | 44. | The soil and its products | |
| Sec. | 45. | The waters and the fishes found in them | |
| Sec. | 46. | How there are serpents and other poisonous animals | |
| Sec. | 47. | Of the bees and their honey and wax | |
| Sec. | 48. | Of the plants, flowers and trees; of the fruits and other edibles | |
| Sec. | 49. | Of the birds | |
| Sec. | 50. | Of the larger animals, and of the smaller ones | |
| Sec. | 51. | The author's conclusion and appeal | |
| Sec. | 52. | Criticism and correction of certain statements | |
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| Facsimile of genealogical tree, 1380 to 1685 | |
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| Their genealogy down to 1918 | |
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| Character of the colonial domination | |
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| Official duties of Juan Xiu, as governor of Oxkutzcab, 1665 | |
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| The 1557 Map, and the meeting at Maní in that year | |
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| The 1685 page of Juan Xiu, on the chronology | |
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| Statistics of population in 1549 | |
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