Master of Navel Gazing on Nostr: 2. he tells a story about Cortez and the naming of the Yucatan. The spanish were ...

2. he tells a story about Cortez and the naming of the Yucatan. The spanish were yelling at the Mayans and they heard the mayan word being yelled at them. History books say it means: "I don't understand your language". This prof. said the shipwrecked priest that learned four different Mayan languages told Cortez it may mean that, but it was closer to one of the dialect's phrases that meant: "Look! It's your wife!". One Mayan was chiding another about the long hair and beards of the Spanish.