From the book I got the impression that that the Maya’s strength was not in their military prowess, but in their ability to absorb invaders, adopt so… - Pat Murphy
" "From the book I got the impression that that the Maya’s strength was not in their military prowess, but in their ability to absorb invaders, adopt some of the new customs, retain some of their own. For the most part, they held their own until the Spanish came along. The Spanish conquistadors overcame the Mayan armies; the Catholic Church subdued the survivors. The friars seemed, from the book’s account, to be concerned with saving the heathens’ souls even if it meant ending their lives.
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Patrice Ann 'Pat' Murphy (born March 9, 1955) is an award-winning American science writer and author of science fiction and fantasy novels.
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