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Diego de Landa

Spanish bishop
Diego de Landa Calderón, O.F.M. was a Spanish Franciscan bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Yucatán. He led a campaign against idolatry and human sacrifice. In doing so, he burned Maya manuscripts which contained knowledge of Maya... Wikipedia
Born: November 12, 1524, Cifuentes, Spain
Died: April 29, 1579 (age 54 years), Merida, Mexico
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