Chapter XXIII: Appendix: IV

ITINERARY OF AVENDANO, TOGETHER WITH
GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

(See Plate VI)

First Trip June to September, 1695

June 3, 1695 Left MERIDA.

June 11 CANICH, CAUICH, BOLENCHEN, BOLONCHEN CAUICH, OR
BOLONCHENTICUL, CAVICH.

This name has several variations. It may be that each
one means a slightly different locality; but in one form
or another it is found on Bianconi-Mexico, Costello,
Malte-Brun, Lopez, and Charnay's maps.
HOBONMO, HOBON-OX.
Two towns, respectively two and three leagues from
Cauich.
CHUNZALAM.
Two leagues from Hobon-ox.
VECANXAN.
One league from Chunzalam.
NOHHALAL.
Three-fourths of a league from Vecanxan.

June 12-13 SUCTE, SAN SALVADOR DE.
Six to eight leagues from Cauich. On Lopez' map.
NOKHU OR NOHCU.
Four very long leagues from Sucte. On Lopez' map.

June 14-18 NOHBECAN OR NOHVECAN.
Four (?) leagues from Nohku. On Malte-Brun, Lopez,
Costello, Charnay, and Avendano's maps.
OPPOL OR TOPOL.
Four leagues from Nohbecan. On Lopez, Aven, and
Bianconi-Mexico maps.

July 8-24 TZUCTHOK, SUCTOK, TZUCTHOK, ETC., OR SAN FELIPE.
On Costello, Malte-Brun, Lopez, Bellin, Brion de la
Tour, and Bianconi-Mexico maps.
CHUNPICH OR PAYBONO (?) AMONG CEHACHES.
Possibly at or near the Paybono or Botab of Lopez.

Sept. 5 HOPPELCHEN.

Sept. 16 MERIDA.

Second Trip Mid-December to Mid-February, 1695-1696

Sept 16-Dec 10 MERIDA.

Dec 13 MERIDA.
Leave Merida as result of Hariza's information.
BATCAB.
Is on Lopez' map as Botab (?); is on Costello, Bailly,
Malte-Brun, and Bellin's maps.

Jan. 6, 1696 CHUNTUCI OR CHUNTUQUI.
Is on Bianconi-Mexico, Costello, Lopez, and
Malte-Brun's maps.
CHINCHINUCUM = S. MARTIN.
San Martin is on Lopez and Malte-Brun's maps.
COHUCUM = SANTA RITA.
Santa Rita is on Lopez and Malte-Brun's maps.
TanXulucMul = SAN MIGUEL.
San Miguel on Lopez and Malte-Brun's maps.

Jan. 13 CHAKAN ITZA.
PETEN ITZA.
Found on Bianconi-Mexico, Bianconi-Guatemala,
Costello, Bailly, Lopez, Malte-Brun, Bellin, Brion de la
Tour, Hendges, Charnay, Army Maps, etc.
CHANCHANHA.
Possibly the Chichanja of Lopez, Malte-Brun, and
Bianconi-Mexico maps. It is, however, too far from
Chuntuqui.

Feb. 17 CHUNTUCI.
TANCHE OR NOHTANCHE.
Four leagues from Oppol. On Lopez, Avendano, and
Bianconi-Mexico maps.
YOHCHALEK RIVER.
Two leagues from Tanche.
TEMCHAY.
Three leagues from Yohchalek. Is on Lopez as very near
San Antonio. San Antonio is on Bianconi-Mexico and
Malte=Brun's maps.
NOHPEK.
Three leagues from Temchay. There is a logical space
for it between the San Antonio and the Concepcion of
Bianconi-Mexico. It is probably the same, or nearly so,
as the Ecouna of Lopez and the Exrana of Malte-Brun.
NOHTHUB.
Two leagues from Nohpek.
BACECHAC OR CONCEPCION.
Concepcion is on Malte-Brun and Lopez' maps.
BUETE OR CHUMERU (?).
Four and one-half leagues from Bacechac. Chumeru on
Lopez' map.

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Plate IA. Avendano's Map of Lake Peten, circa 1697

Plate IB. Avendano's Map with English Translation

Plate II. Peten Itza in the Middle of the Eighteenth Century

Plate III. Lake Peten and Flores

Plate IV. Sketch (with English Translation) of a Map of Yucatan, circa 1566, found with the Landa Ms.

Plate V. Sketch (with English Translation) of Another Map of Yucatan, circa 1566, found with the Landa Ms.

Plate VI. Map showing Entradas to Lake Peten

[Transcriber's Note: This map in drastically incomplete because of the folds. The map is intended to show the Entradas of Cortez (1524-1525), Fuensalida and Orbita (1618), Gallegos and Delgado (1675), President Barrios (1694-1695), Padre Cano (1695), and Padre Andres de Avendano y Loyola (1695, 1696).]

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