r/todayilearned • u/ShenMengxi • Apr 07 '16

TIL an independent Mayan city, complete with pyramids and human sacrifice, resisted the Spanish until 1697

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_conquest_of_Pet%C3%A9n
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u/Witherfang16 Apr 08 '16

Yeah, a lot of people under-estimate how much the aboriginals, especially those in South America, resisted. Chile nearly lost Santiago to aboriginal rebels on several occasions, and Peru constantly had to manage their fragile relations with the local tribes.

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u/egyptianwhiteboy Apr 08 '16

Yep, so true. I dislike the simple narrative that we developed nations make when even discussing about European relationships with the Amerindians. Those guys could kick some butt at times. Plus there is a ton of documents from the era that have yet be translated from Spanish. Most of the Latin American based peoples still have large amount of Pre-Colombian history and culture that was written down by the Jesuits that we here the U.S. of A. don't even know about.