Discovered the mysterious ancient city of "White Jaguar" of the Maya

Archaeologists find ancient city of Sak-Bahlán under the Mexican jungle, the last stand of the Maya against Spanish conquest.

Archaeologists believe they have found the lost city of Sak-Bahlán – the Mayan “land of the white jaguar” – beneath Mexico’s Lacandon jungle. The ancient city has been buried underground for more than three centuries. Photo: Josuhé Lozada/CINAH Chiapas.

According to researchers, Sak-Bahlán was the last Mayan stronghold where the Lakandon Ch'ol people resisted Spanish invasion for more than a century. Photo: Josuhé Lozada/CINAH Chiapas.

The discovery of the ancient city of Sak-Bahlán is the result of decades of searching for the site by historians and archaeologists. Photo: Josuhé Lozada/CINAH Chiapas.

The breakthrough in finding Sak-Bahlán came from an analysis of Spanish chronicles dating to the 17th century, in particular those of Friar Diego de Rivas from 1698, which describe the perilous journey to the remote Mayan refuge. Photo: Josuhé Lozada/CINAH Chiapas.

Sak-Bahlán is believed to have been the last refuge of the Lacandon-Ch'olti' people - a Maya people - after the Spanish army captured the capital Lacam-Tún in 1586. Photo: BRENT WOODFILL.

Over the next 110 years, the remote settlement of Sak-Bahlán maintained its independence and became a symbol of resistance to European invasion. The city was first recorded by Spanish missionaries in 1695, when Friar Pedro de la Concepción saw the fortified settlement during a missionary expedition. Photo: L. WADE/SCIENCE.

Historically, Sak-Bahlán was strategically located on a plain surrounded by the meanders of the Lacantún River, making it virtually impregnable to Spanish attack. Photo: archaeology.org.

However, the Spanish eventually conquered Sak-Bahlán and renamed the city "Nuestra Señora de los Dolores". It was abandoned in 1721 due to a variety of reasons, including disease, which decimated the population. Photo: historyonthenet.

By 1769, Spanish records show that only three people remained in Sak-Bahlán, a once prosperous area. Photo: ancienthistorylists.

The discovery of the ruins of the ancient city of Sak-Bahlán promises to help experts learn how the Maya, especially the Lacandon-Ch'olti', used their extensive knowledge of the jungle terrain to defend their territory for years before being annexed. Photo: ancienthistorylists.

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