The End of the Mayans

September 10, 2007-http://www2.truman.edu/~marc/webpages/nativesp99/maya/conquest.html. Heres the link to a good website on the conquest of the Mayans. To my surprise the fall of the great Mayans did not happen exactly because of Spaniards but it happened because of othe Native Tribes. The Toltecs, a tribe of southern Mexico spread south into Mayan terrritory and controlled the Mayans from the city of Chichen Itza. The Mayans were not wiped out but instead they were allowed to live but they had to follow Toltec law, culture and religion. Toltecs encouraged a more militaristic nature of the Mayans. A famous Mayan named Hunac Ceel did not like the Toltecs so he took control of Itza and became the new ruler. His warlike nature changed the Mayans from the "Greeks of the New World" to nothing more than savages. The Spaniards could now easily take them over and that is exactly what they did. What if the Mayans held on to their lands and were united to defend themselves against the Spaniards. History might have tooken a different turn but not a very big turn. Spaniards would most likely have conquered the Mayans even if they were united or not. Plus there probably would have been another great conquistador who would be known for conquering the great Mayans.