Maya city of Nojpetén

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The Maya city of Nojpetén was the last independent Maya capital, located on an island in Lake Petén Itzá in present-day Guatemala, and remained unconquered by the Spanish until 1697.

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Maya city of Nojpetén canonical 1
Topoxte 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Maya city
archaeological site
former capital city
historical city
associatedWith Lake Petén Itzá basin
linked to: Lake Petén Itzá
capitalOf Itza Maya
conqueredBy Martín de Ursúa y Arizmendi
Spanish Empire
country Guatemala
culture Itza Maya
dateOfConquest 1697
defensiveAdvantage surrounded by water
era Contact period
Postclassic Maya period
geographicalFeature island settlement
historicalStatus independent Maya polity until 1697
knownAs Tayasal
language Itzaʼ Maya language
lastIndependentCapitalOf Maya peoples
locatedIn Guatemala
Lake Petén Itzá
Petén Department
locatedOn island in Lake Petén Itzá
modernSiteOccupiedBy Flores, Guatemala
partOf Maya civilization
region Lowland Maya area
linked to: Maya lowlands
religion Maya religion
remainedUnconqueredUntil 1697
significance last independent Maya capital to fall to Spain
usedAsCapitalUntil late 17th century

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Flores, Guatemala historicalPredecessor Maya city of Nojpetén
Lake Petén Itzá nearbyArchaeologicalSite Topoxte
linked to: Maya city of Nojpetén