How Did The Yuccan Colonize The Mayans

The history of the conquest of Yucatán includes many shifts of power and territory. Many conquistadors conquered this diamond-shaped region only to have it fall to another leader. The native Maya were a strong group of inhabitants and protected their land with passion. This is demonstrated in the account of the conquest led by the Montejos. Eventually, Yucatán was officially colonized by the Spanish family of Montejos, although they did not have a major impact on the culture of the Maya.
The king of Spain in 1526, King Carlos, granted Francisco, who was labeled as El
Adelantado by the king, the right to colonize the peninsula of Yucatán. The first attempt to conquer Yucatán lasted about a year and was led by Francisco de Montejo y Álvarez.
He led the invasion from the east coast in 1527 but was unsuccessful at making much progress toward colonization or conquest. After his failure in Yucatán, he was diverted for a time with better opportunities in Tabasco.
Contrary to the more victorious conquistadors, like Cortés, El
Adelantado was not a focused, ruthless invader, but more of a negotiator who was easily distracted in pursuing alternatives. This is the main reason why there were multiple attempts at vanquishing the Mayan natives.
The second attempt lasted much longer than the initial attempt and was led by Francisco de Montejo y Álvarez and his illegitimate son Francisco de Montejo y León. El Adelantado’s son was known as El Mozo, which means “the lad”, to avoid confusion between the two Franciscos.

El Mozo seems to have been the better soldier. In 1531, they attempted a change in military tactics by attacking from the west coast. The pair set up post at the Maya town of Kin Pech and pillaged around the northern and western areas of the peninsula for four years before again withdrawing in defeat. And again El Adelantado got sidetracked, this time to pursue opportunities in Honduras and Chiapas (Bolotin).
The third attempt to conquer Yucatán lasted about six years and was led by Francisco de
Montejo y León and his cousin, yet another Francisco de Montejo. He was known to history as
El Sobrino which translates to “the nephew”. As the saying goes, “third time’s a charm”. With
a synthesis of religious conversion, smallpox, military force, and divide-and-conquer, El Mozo at last made himself leader of a large area of Yucatán. Mérida was established as the capital, supervising the three regional administrative centers: San Francisco de Campeche, Valladolid, and Salamanca de Bacalar.
An unstable peace settled upon the newly-conquered region.
For many years, there was a shaky peace between the Spaniards and the native Maya. It was bound to be broken. In an effort to convert the indigenous people to the Catholic faith,
Franciscan priests built more than 30 convents in Yucatán and tried to replace Mayan culture with Christianity (history.com). Yet, resentment in the Maya grew toward the Spaniards and all of the chiefdoms came together in an alliance with a goal to erase all traces of the Europeans from their land. This resulted in a horrific battle called the Great Maya Revolt of 1546 (Athena
Publications). The aftermath of the battle left the Maya devastated, yet they rose again hundreds of years later in the Caste War.
The journey of the persistent Montejo family in conquering theYucatán region was long and eventful, with little effect on the whole of the Mayan culture. With every attack on Yucatán, the severe clash between the Spaniards and Mayans are indicative of the difference in cultures.
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The pair set up post at the Maya town of Kin Pech and pillaged around the northern and "western areas of the peninsula for four years before again withdrawing in defeat. And again El Adelantado got sidetracked, this time to pursue opportunities in Honduras and Chiapas" (Bolotin).

http://www.theyucatantimes.com/2014/06/the-heroine-of-valladolid/
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The Mayan strength in culture and in community is visible not only through the Montejo conquest, but also through the conquests that came before and after it.