THE MAYAS. 



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geograpLical nomenclature of Yucatan, nearly all the native names having been 

 preserved despite Spanish influences. The term Yucatan, Avhich has prevailed 



Fio-. 67. — Maya Youths. 



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^r^. „.'..^iax:^-,^T-a^ : ^J^^ia^,^ ^. 



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over the Spanish Inla de Santa Maria de los Bemedios, is itself of Maya origin, 

 though its exact meaning is somewhat doubtful. It probably arose from a mis- 

 understanding on the part of the Spanish navigators when enquiring after the 



