The Maya and the Inquisition

<p><strong>**This episode includes graphic descriptions of torture**</strong></p><br><p>When Franciscan friar Diego de Landa arrived in Yucatán (now in Mexico), his fascination with Maya culture soon twisted into fanaticism. Accusing the Maya of idolatry, Landa unleashed a brutal inquisition, burning thousands of sacred texts and artifacts, erasing centuries of knowledge in a single day. Yet, in a twist of fate, his own writings would later become the key to understanding the very civilization he tried to erase.</p><br><p>In the last episode in our mini-series debunking the myths about the Conquest of the Americas, Professor Suzannah Lipscomb is joined by Dr. Amy Fuller to explores one of history’s most chilling acts of cultural destruction: the 1562 <em>auto de fé</em> at Maní.</p><br><p>Presented by Professor Susannah Lipscomb. The researcher is Alice Smith, audio editor is Amy Haddow and the producer is Rob Weinberg. The senior producer is Anne-Marie Luff.</p><p><em>Not Just the Tudors is a History Hit podcast</em></p><br><p>More:</p><p><strong>The Caribbean, Colonisers & Christianity</strong></p><p><a href="https://podfollow.com/not-just-the-tudors/episode/150d1b9440a02490952f67e288af9aa82e47a1ae/view" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://podfollow.com/not-just-the-tudors/episode/150d1b9440a02490952f67e288af9aa82e47a1ae/view</a></p><p><strong>Sor Juana: Poet, Nun, Martyr</strong></p><p><a href="https://podfollow.com/not-just-the-tudors/episode/7791622671e6ccc647ea1d28adc3c61dfee814dc/view" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://podfollow.com/not-just-the-tudors/episode/7791622671e6ccc647ea1d28adc3c61dfee814dc/view</a></p><br><p><strong>Sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week and ad-free podcasts. Sign up at </strong><a href="https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><u>https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe</u></strong></a><strong>.</strong>&nbsp;</p><br><p>You can take part in our listener survey&nbsp;<a href="https://insights.historyhit.com/history-hit-podcast-always-on" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>here</strong></a><strong>: </strong></p><p><a href="https://insights.historyhit.com/history-hit-podcast-always-on" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://insights.historyhit.com/history-hit-podcast-always-on</a></p> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>