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Not Just the Tudors - The Maya and the Inquisition | Podventory

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The Maya and the Inquisition

From Not Just the Tudors

Published 5/8/2025

**This episode includes graphic descriptions of torture**When Franciscan friar Diego de Landa arrived in Yucatán (now in Mexico), his fascination with Maya culture soon twisted into fanaticism. Accusing the Maya of idolatry, Landa unleashed a brutal inquisition, burning thousands of sacred texts…

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