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Gaspar Antonio Chi

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Name
  
Gaspar Chi

Died
  
1610, Merida, Mexico

Parents
  
Napuc Chi


Gaspar Antonio Chi (c. 1531–1610; also known as Gaspar Antonio de Herrera) was a Maya noble of Mani. Gaspar Antonio was of the Chi chibal (lineage) through his father Napuc Chi, and the Xiu chibal through his mother, Ix Kukil Xiu. He worked primarily as a translator between Spanish and Maya, and is thought to have been an important source of information for Diego de Landa in writing his Relación de las cosas de Yucatán.

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Gaspar Antonio Chi Wikipedia