The Arvada enterprise., 1915-10-28

/41e4&%& OF hills, which crosses the state OF
f@-1 Yucatan from west and Is
about 100 miles from Chchen liza.
writes Sylvanus G Morley in Pan American
Union. The derivation OF the name Uxmal or
Oxmal, as some OF the early historians wrote 1t,
is rather obscure. OK is the Maya word for
three. and NAL" In the same language means to
pass:to pass thrice" therefore would seem to
be the meaning of the word though why the
Tutu XIII should have applied this name to their
capital is unknown
Concerning the foundation of Uxmai the fol-
lowing tradition Is related by Diego de Landa
the second bishop of Yucatan who wrote in IN.
hrst generation after the conquest, and who
claims to have gathered his information from ma,
yves well versed in the former history of their
country: After the discovery and occupotion n,
'h'cheh itZa which seems to have been the first
pace oi any Importance to be settled in Yucatan
'''''s sPrahg up everywhere, and there followed
hh era OF great prosperity How long these dif
iereht cities lived Mt peace with one another wa
arc not tod, but In time dssensions arose md
quarrels became so frequent that the dirercnt
io'"s vi the country found 1t necessary 10 toke
s'i"' concerted action In order to suppress viz.
is"oe ana 10 restore order and peace II was
then decided to build Joint capital wh,r, MI
'hose III authority should reside, and from which
each one agreed to administer the affair. -, 49,,
own particular domain Without loss of ,,,o
'heS' pans were carried out. Joint capitoI
WAS oulit IN new and unoccupicd region and
""s ."'icu MaSapan meaning the standard OF
tho Mayas. Thither all the lords asscnh,oI
ana as the final step in the formation OF the nav
confederacy. an overload one Cocoon was c,oc,o1
ana duiy installed in the capital as the
1uPretho ruler These cucuts laid the foundation
'or an era OF prosperity, which endured for many
years Later. after an interval not speciged nv
Lhhda IN his history. there entered the countrv
from the south an alien people under tho Lender
snip OF their chief Tutui Xu The newcomcrs
previous to their arrival had wandered for 40
years In the wilderness without water other ,b,p
that which had fallen from the skies This co
incidence OF n "iOycars wandering in the wiId,r
ness is sufficiently striking to arouse the suspi.
cion that the worthy bishop. In this part OF his
narrative, has been nj some pains TO force n
pious coincidence with similar episode in the
old Testament Immediately after their arrival
the wanderers began building In the mountains
not 30 milaf distant from the capital n new home
for themselves which they called Uxmnl Far
from being angorcd, however. by this approprin.
ton OF his territory 20 near at hand Cocoon the
ruler OF the Mayapan, welcomed Tutul Xiu and
his people. and entered into an alliance with
them. Landn thus describes tho event.
The people OF Mayapan formed great friend.
ship with the Tu,ul Xu rejoicing to see that
they cultivated the land like themselves In
this manner the Tutul Kin became subject to
the nws OF Maynpan. and allied themselves with
the Older inhabitants OF the country. and their
lord was highly esteemed by all"
Judging from it's size and magninccncc the Kin
capital must have played very important role
In the history OF Yucatan before the Spanish con.
quest Indeed Landa says ms much
After n time we are told the supreme power
held by the Cocoon family Seems to have turned
their heads They became successfully more and
more oppressive, each striving to Guido his lr.de.
ccssors In acts OF tyranny ana violence. How.
ever, there came n day NJ last when the other
chiefs of the contcdcraey could no longer endure
this dcspotic rule, and conspiracy Matched