Chapter I
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CHAPTER I
THE PRE-COLUMBIAN HISTORY OF THE MAYAS AND OF THE ITZAS, 1445
Migratory period
The Golden Age or Old Empire of the Maya
The Colonization period
Transitional period
Renaissance or League period
The period of the Toltec mercenaries
Disintegration
Note: Cogolludo's account of the early history of the Mayas and of some of their customs