Chichen Itza

pre-Columbian Maya city in Mexico

6 dated entries naming Chichen Itza, drawn from 6 separate years between 455 CE and 2012 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

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5th century

455Earliest recorded date at Chichen Itza on the Yucatán Peninsula (Mexico) (approximate date).source

12th century

1179The Maya city Chichen Itza is sacked and burned by Hunac Ceel, ruler of Mayapan (approximate date).source
1194Hunac Ceel drives the Itza people out of Chichen Itza, forcing them to start the Itza Kingdom on Lake Petén Itzá (modern Guatemala).source

13th century

1221The Maya of the Yucatán revolt against the rulers of Chichen Itza.source

16th century

1531Conquistador Francisco de Montejo claims Chichen Itza as capital of Spanish-ruled Yucatán.source

21st century

2012December 21 – 2012 phenomenon: End of 13th b'ak'tun in the Mayan calendar, supposed end of the world according to new age beliefs. Festivities took place to commemorate the event in the countries that were part of the Maya civilization (Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador), with main events at Chichén Itzá in Mexico and Tikal in Guatemala.source