Fray Francisco Maldonado Explained

Fray Francisco Maldonado (1571 – c. 1640) was a Guatemalan Franciscan linguist and historian. Little is known of him, but he was a prolific writer and joined the Franciscan order in 1605.^[1] His ranch seems to have been a notable gathering place for scholars of the times in Mayan linguistics which people would stop off at.^{[2] [3]} The Ramillete manual para los indios sobre la doctrina cristiana is a copy of an original manuscript written by Maldonado, containing important information about the customs of the Quiché peoples at the time of the Spanish invasion.^[1] In 1616, Maldonado dedicated his Cakchiquel Explicado Fidei to priest and lexicographer Padre Varea,^[4] and also authored Santoral in 1622.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Book: Carmack, Robert M.. Quichean Civilization: The Ethnohistoric, Ethnographic, and Archaeological Sources. registration. 16 July 2012. 1973. University of California Press. 978-0-520-01963-8. 172.
2. Book: Wichmann, Søren. The linguistics of Maya writing. 16 July 2012. 2004. University of Utah Press. 978-0-87480-769-1. 224.
3. Book: Restall, Matthew. Maya conquistador. 16 July 2012. 1998. Beacon Press. 978-0-8070-5506-9. 75.
4. Book: Coto, Thomás de . Thesaurus verboru[m]

   Vocabulario de la lengua cakchiquel u [el] guatemalteca : nuevamente hecho y recopilado con summo estudio, travajo y erudición ]

   . xliii . 1983 . Spanish . . 978-9685801577.
5. Book: Academy of American Franciscan History. Council for Pan American Democracy. Project Muse. The Americas. 16 July 2012. 1953. Academy of American Franciscan History.. 80 and 63.