Diego de Landa’s Relación de las cosas de Yucatán
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Diego de Landa’s *Relación de las cosas de Yucatán* is a 16th-century Spanish Franciscan account that documents Maya culture, religion, language, and customs in the Yucatán Peninsula.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Account of the Affairs of Yucatán | 1 |
| Diego de Landa’s Relación de las cosas de Yucatán canonical | 1 |
| Relación de las cosas de Yucatán | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7107634 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Diego de Landa’s Relación de las cosas de Yucatán Context triple: [Bacab deities, mentionedIn, Diego de Landa’s Relación de las cosas de Yucatán]
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A.
Florentine Codex
The Florentine Codex is a 16th-century encyclopedic manuscript compiled by Bernardino de Sahagún that documents Aztec culture, language, religion, and history in both Nahuatl and Spanish.
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B.
Cartas de Relación by Hernán Cortés
Cartas de Relación by Hernán Cortés is a series of letters to the Spanish king in which Cortés narrates and justifies his expedition in Mexico, providing a key firsthand account of the conquest and early colonial encounters with the Aztec Empire.
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C.
Codex Mendoza
The Codex Mendoza is a 16th-century Aztec manuscript created shortly after the Spanish conquest that documents Mexica history, tribute, and daily life for colonial authorities.
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D.
Codex Azcatitlan
Codex Azcatitlan is a 16th-century pictorial Mesoamerican manuscript that chronicles Mexica (Aztec) history from their migration into central Mexico through the early colonial period.
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E.
Codex Chimalpahin
Codex Chimalpahin is a colonial-era Nahuatl manuscript compiled by the historian Domingo de San Antón Muñón Chimalpahin that records pre-Hispanic and early colonial central Mexican history and annals.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Diego de Landa’s Relación de las cosas de Yucatán Target entity description: Diego de Landa’s *Relación de las cosas de Yucatán* is a 16th-century Spanish Franciscan account that documents Maya culture, religion, language, and customs in the Yucatán Peninsula.
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A.
Florentine Codex
The Florentine Codex is a 16th-century encyclopedic manuscript compiled by Bernardino de Sahagún that documents Aztec culture, language, religion, and history in both Nahuatl and Spanish.
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B.
Cartas de Relación by Hernán Cortés
Cartas de Relación by Hernán Cortés is a series of letters to the Spanish king in which Cortés narrates and justifies his expedition in Mexico, providing a key firsthand account of the conquest and early colonial encounters with the Aztec Empire.
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C.
Codex Mendoza
The Codex Mendoza is a 16th-century Aztec manuscript created shortly after the Spanish conquest that documents Mexica history, tribute, and daily life for colonial authorities.
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D.
Codex Azcatitlan
Codex Azcatitlan is a 16th-century pictorial Mesoamerican manuscript that chronicles Mexica (Aztec) history from their migration into central Mexico through the early colonial period.
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E.
Codex Chimalpahin
Codex Chimalpahin is a colonial-era Nahuatl manuscript compiled by the historian Domingo de San Antón Muñón Chimalpahin that records pre-Hispanic and early colonial central Mexican history and annals.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Spanish-language book
ⓘ
colonial chronicle ⓘ ethnographic account ⓘ historical document ⓘ |
| author | Diego de Landa ⓘ |
| century | 16th century ⓘ |
| contains |
Maya alphabet attempt
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Maya glyph list ⓘ accounts of forced conversions ⓘ accounts of idolatry trials ⓘ description of Maya baptism-like rites ⓘ description of Maya calendar ⓘ description of Maya cosmology ⓘ description of Maya deities ⓘ description of Maya festivals ⓘ description of Maya funerary practices ⓘ description of Maya human sacrifice ⓘ description of Maya idols ⓘ description of Maya marriage customs ⓘ description of Maya rituals ⓘ description of Maya social organization ⓘ description of Maya temples ⓘ description of Maya warfare ⓘ description of Maya writing ⓘ description of Spanish evangelization efforts ⓘ description of pre-Hispanic Maya cities ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Spain ⓘ |
| dateWritten | 1566 ⓘ |
| describes |
Maya culture
ⓘ
linked to:
Maya civilization
Maya customs ⓘ Maya language ⓘ
linked to:
Mayan languages
Maya religion ⓘ Yucatán Peninsula ⓘ |
| focusesOn | Yucatec Maya ⓘ |
| genre |
ethnography
ⓘ
missionary report ⓘ |
| hasEnglishTitle | Account of the Affairs of Yucatán ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodDescribed |
early colonial Yucatán
ⓘ
post-Conquest Yucatán ⓘ |
| knownFor |
detailed account of Maya religion
ⓘ
documentation of Maya hieroglyphs ⓘ early description of Maya calendar system ⓘ influence on Maya epigraphy studies ⓘ |
| language | Spanish ⓘ |
| perspective |
Spanish colonial
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missionary ⓘ |
| religiousPerspective |
Catholic
ⓘ
Franciscan ⓘ
linked to:
Franciscan Order
|
| subjectOf |
critiques of ethnocentrism
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scholarly debate on reliability ⓘ |
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Subject: Diego de Landa’s Relación de las cosas de Yucatán Description of subject: Diego de Landa’s *Relación de las cosas de Yucatán* is a 16th-century Spanish Franciscan account that documents Maya culture, religion, language, and customs in the Yucatán Peninsula.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Diego de Landa’s Relación de las cosas de Yucatán
subject linked to:
Diego de Landa’s Relación de las cosas de Yucatán
linked to: Diego de Landa’s Relación de las cosas de Yucatán