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Post Conquest Mayan Literature

A Letter from Jacinto Pat
Written on April 1, 1848

lt200 Don L. Superior Politico, D. Felipe Rosado,
Tihosuco 1. de Abril, 1848;

In yamail noh talan tzicbenil yume.
Tin kamah a tzicben huun fecha 27 ti le mez dzocilo.
lt205 Bay xan tin kamah u tzicbenil huun yum Gobernador D. Migual Barbachano
yetel u tzicbenil yum cura D. Jose Canuto Vela.
Tin kamah xan u copiail le Acta uchic u kamic u juramentoil
yetel u bastonil u gobiernoil yum D. Miguel Barbachano.
Cin ualic tin tzicbenile yume ca yanac a mukolticeneex
lt210 tumenel ma tin nuctah tu zebali ti a tzicbenili huunexi
u motivoile tumenel tan in paktic
utial in uuyic ti in uet comandantoilobe in uic bax cu yalicoob.
Bey tuno in yume tac bay u dza uilah
ma u yaloob ten mix manbali le in uet comandantilobo.
lt215 Cin ualic tun ti a tzicbenil dzoc in cħa nuctic tulacal
bax cu yalic ten a tzicbenil
hebix licil u tza nuctic ten a tzicbenile tulacale bax ca dza nuctico.
Cimac yol c' yumil ti dios.
Dzocebal bay xan in manbal luumal xan.
lt220
Cin ualic tun ti a noh talan tzicbenil tune
tal in caah tun ti cah Peto yetel tulacal in tropaoob,
tumen tun tulacal u capitaniloobe yetel u tropailobe.
Hach tza ca yanac u kubul ten tulacal le armasoob cħab tiobe.
lt225 Tza ca yanac u kubul tumenel Trujeque yetel u gobiernoil dza u ordenil
cat yanhi u molchahtiobe.
Cin ualic tun ti a tzicbenile bahun le u armaobo molochahio,
yume: dos mil quinientos armas cħaan tiobo
ma ocaan u chucaan comandanteobi; chen tin partido.
lt230 Cin ualic tun ti a tzicbenile
hach tza cu yanac u kubul ten tu cahil Peto
tumenel u tzicbenil yum gobierno
tu yoklal in kubic tiob in tropaob ti le cah Peto.
Hasta ma in kamic leti le armaobo ma tan in ualic ti a tzicbenil
lt235 tuux uchac in than yetel a tzicbenil.
Bey bic tumenel tan u dza nuctic ten a tzicbenile
bicil tan u pronunciarticuba tulacal cahobe
yetel hebix licil u dza nuctic ten
u tzicbenil yum Gobernador D. Miguel Barbachano
lt240 porque hencex cah ma tan u pronunciarticubae
tza cac ilab ix cu cutal yetel u dzocol
tumenel ma u kat u pronunciartubae: señal que enemigoob.
Cin ualic ti a tzicbenil xane leti le ca betci yuobo.

lt245 Cin ualcabtic u pachobo ca yanac u kubultenoob xan:
u kabaobe: Trujeque = Juan Vasquez Vega = Cecilio Camillo =
Miguel Bastion = Manuel Muños.
Leti le cin katic ca yanac u kubul teno.
Cin ualic ti a tzicbenile xane leti le men loboob yan tu nohol ti Kaxo.
lt250
Cu yantal in kuchul ti cah Petoe
cin uilic max capitanil cin bin in tuchi ti.
Le cu yalic ten a tzicbenil ichil a tzicben huune.
Hali u xul in than ti a tzicbenil yume.
lt255 C' yumil ti dios u canaan ta santo pixan tu yabal haab: ten

Jacinto L. Pat, Comate.


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