Who conquered the Mayan civilization?

Answer 1

The Spanish.

In 1524, a band of ruthless Spanish conquistadores under the command of Pedro de Alvarado moved into present-day Guatemala. The Mayan Empire had deteriorated some centuries before, but survived as a number of small kingdoms, the strongest of which was the K'iche, whose home was in what is now central Guatemala. The K'iche rallied around leader Tecún Umán and met Alvarado in battle, but were defeated, ending forever any hope of large-scale native resistance in the area.

I got this info from About.com =] so to answer your question its Pedro de Alvarado.

Answer 2

Well, No one actually knows. All they know is that their treasured books were destroyed by the Spanish Conquistador. Now only 4 books are known to man. If the Conquistadors however, didn't destroy the books, we might have known. :|

Answer 3

there was one ruler or noble per city for the Mayans. These rulers were very important. However, there were many royal-blooded families. The task of ruler was passed from a fatehr to his son when he died. It kept going like this. No one else got a shot at it. These rulers supposedy all led back to the famous Hero Twins. They were the first to rule the lands.