The Quiche Mayas of Utatlan - Carmack

The Quiche Mayas of Utatlan. The Evolution of a Highland Guatemala Kingdom by Robert M. Carmack offers a full account of the Quichés, the most powerful Maya group in the Guatemala highlands at the time of the Spanish Conquest. The Quichés ruled from the city they built on the highland plains, to which they gave the splendid name K'umarcaaj, but which became known throughout the Maya world as Utatlán. The author re-creates the setting of this empire, and peoples it with the rulers, priests, warriors, allies, and travellers who gave it life. He describes the fall of Utatlán to the conquistadors, and the Quichés' efforts to retain a semblance of their political structure and belief system. Illustrated. Hardcover. 435pp.