Nojpetén

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Nojpetén was the last independent Maya capital city, located on an island in Lake Petén Itzá in present-day Guatemala.

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Nojpetén canonical 11
Nojpetén (Tayasal) island capital 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Maya city
archaeological site
former capital city
approximateLocation central Petén lowlands
archaeologicalStatus largely buried beneath modern Flores
associatedEthnicGroup Itza people
Mopan Maya
capitalOf Itza Maya
conqueredBy Martín de Ursúa y Arizmendi
Spanish Empire
conquestFrom Yucatán
linked to: Yucatán state
conquestMethod combined land and water assault
country Guatemala
culture Maya civilization
era Late Postclassic Maya
hasFeature causeways
defensive island location
palaces
plazas
temple-pyramids
historicalEvent Spanish siege and assault of 1697
knownFor being last major Maya polity subdued by Spain
languageSpoken Itzaʼ Maya language
lastIndependentCapitalOf Maya peoples
locatedIn Lake Petén Itzá
Mesoamerica
Petén Department
locatedOn island
locatedUnderModernCity Flores
meaningOfName “great island” in Yucatec Maya
modernSuccessorSettlement Flores, Guatemala
otherName Noh Petén
linked to: Santa Elena, Petén

Tayasal
periodOfOccupation Contact period
Postclassic period
politicalRole administrative center
ceremonial center
politicalSystem Maya kingdom
linked to: Maya city‑states
postConquestUse Spanish colonial town site
preColumbianInhabitants Itza Maya
Kowoj Maya
Yalain Maya
linked to: Xiu Maya
presentDayGeographicalContext northern Guatemala
region lowland Maya area
regionType island city-state
religion Maya religion
strategicImportance controlled trade routes in central Petén
timeOfIndependenceEnd 1697
waterBody Lake Petén Itzá

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Itza Maya locatedIn Nojpetén
Itza Maya centeredIn Nojpetén
Itza Maya capital Nojpetén
Flores historicalPrecursor Nojpetén
Flores builtOnSiteOf Nojpetén
Tayasal hasAlternativeName Nojpetén
Itzá historicalCity Nojpetén
Itza people capitalHistorically Nojpetén
Lake Petén Itzá region linkedTo Nojpetén (Tayasal) island capital
linked to: Nojpetén