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Caste War letter from Captain Augustin Yama to Marselino Pas, priest in Tihosuco, [1848 Oct. 24].

[1848 Oct. 24].

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Autograph letter, written from Chikindzonot, Yucatan. Yama requests that the cura Don Marselino Pas come to Chikindzonot to perform "three sung masses," and indicates that the wine and host are available in the village, as are all the accoutrements of the mass.
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Pas, Marselino
Language
Mayan languages
Subject
Mayas—Wars—Mexico—Yucatán (State).
Maya language—Texts
Yucatán (Mexico : State)—History—Caste War, 1847-1855
Indigenous Studies
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