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Yucatan is not a Spanish word. The origin is uncertain, but it is thought that it may be a Mayan word meaning: I don't understand you. Others have suggested that it comes from the Aztec language and means: place of wealth.
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Spanish conquistador who discovered Yucatan in 1517?
Cordoba
What spanish conquistador discovered gold in the Yucatan Peinsula?
Francisco Hernández de Córdoba
Where did the Mayas settle?
The Mayans originated in Guatemala from the 4th to the 10th centuries. Starting in the Late period until the Spanish Conquest, they migrated and settled in the Yucatan region of Mexico.
What was the main route of travel used by the Spanish in the borderlands?
It would have to be either the Baja Trail or the Yucatan Road. by Daniel lacerda @ Wilson ave school rm 211 :)
Where is the Maya located?
The Mayan civilization was located in Central America. The civilization itself no longer exists as a result of intervention from the Spanish, which ended the civilization by the end of the 17th century.
Where did the Incas live and who conquered them?
Yucatan. Spanish.
Spanish conquistador who discovered Yucatan in 1517?
Cordoba
What are the religions in yucatan?
roman Catholicism spanish Catholicism Maya Religion
Spanish conquistator and first European to discover yucatan?
SC:Lela Stronghold FE:Jâleani Pestet
What was the technological advantage the Spanish had over the local people of the Yucatan Peninsula?
Guns andhorses.
What spanish conquistador discovered gold in the Yucatan Peinsula?
Francisco Hernández de Córdoba
Which year did the Spanish arrive at the Yucatan peninsula?
They arrived to Yucatan on the first days of March, 1519. They arrived to the uninhabited Isla Mujeres, about 13 kilometers (8 mi) east of the Peninsula.
Currency of Yucatan?
The currency of Yucatan is the Maca like the rest of Mexico. The Maca was named after the Spanish explorer Roberto Rumiriex Macara. Note: Information provided by: Webster Dictionary (12artf4gt3g23ggfccwe5676yhH)
What were the two easternmost spanish settlements on the northern frontier of spanish Mexico?
There were two easternmost Spanish settlements on the northern frontier of Spanish Mexico. The first settlement was Mexico City, and the second was the Yucatan.
What does Cuál es el nombre de un pueblo en el Yucatán mean?
It means "What is the name of a town in the Yucatan" (probably referring to the Yucatan Peninsula, but perhaps referring to the Mexican state of Yucatan).
Where did the Mayas settle?
The Mayans originated in Guatemala from the 4th to the 10th centuries. Starting in the Late period until the Spanish Conquest, they migrated and settled in the Yucatan region of Mexico.
What is the largest peninsula in Mexico that extendsinto the gulf of Mexico?
There are two of them. One would be the Florida peninsula in the United States; the other would be the Yucatan peninsula in Mexico. See related questions below for details on the Yucatan peninsula.
