How to Pronounce Diego de Landa
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Mar 17, 1524 Cifuentes, Castile La Mancha, Spain Died on 01 Jan 1579 (aged 54)
Spanish Bishop of Yucatán
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About Diego De Landa
- Diego de Landa Calderón, O.F.M.
- (12 November 1524 – 29 April 1579) was a Spanish bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Yucatán.
- Many historians criticize his campaign against idolatry.
- In particular, he burned almost all the Mayan manuscripts (codices) that would have been very useful in deciphering Mayan script, knowledge of Maya religion and civilization, and the history of the American continent.
