Diego de Landa was responsible for significant destruction of indigenous culture and history, but his compiled writings also provided essential facts that aid modern understanding of the Maya.

“He ruined a lot. Yeah, so so this guy he was a Franciscan friar who he later became the bishop of Yucatan back in the 16th century. And he um You know, he's vilified because he burnt a lot of the Maya books and and smashed their their, you know, what do you call the idols and so forth and uh he caus”