Tonal Religions

In Yucatán, Maní served as a Maya religious centre honouring Kukulcan, with an annual festival held there until 1341. After the Spanish arrived, the Xiu rulers of Maní allied with them; the conversion of a Xiu lord encouraged other western Maya lords to accept Spanish rule.

In 1562 the Franciscan Diego de Landa ordered Maya books and images burned at Maní. Farther south, the Itza of Petén resisted Franciscan attempts to convert them in 1618 and 1619.