Original: The Spanish conquest of YucatÃ n was the campaign undertaken by the Spanish conquistadores against the Late Postclassic Maya states and polities , particularly in the northern and central YucatÃ n Peninsula but also involving the Maya polities of the Guatemalan highlands region .
Simplified: The Spanish Conquest of YucatÃ n was the campaign undertaken by the Spanish conquistadores against the Late Postclassic Maya states .