History of the Spanish Conquest of Yucatan and of the Itzas Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology, Hard University. Vol. VII.

"History of the Spanish Conquest of Yucatan and of the Itzas" by Philip Ainsworth Means is a historical exploration from the 20th century, concentrating on the Spanish takeover of Yucatan, especially the Itza territory. It pieces together stories from old Spanish documents to explain the complicated relationships between Spaniards and native people. The book starts by giving background on the Itzas and Mayan culture before the Spanish came. Means uses translations of manuscripts from authors like Fray Andrés de Avendaño y Loyola to show what it was like to conquer the Itzas. The book looks at the Itza government and society, including their geography and how they resisted the Spanish entering their land, setting the scene for European powers impacting and changing the indigenous cultures.