1502, Columbus sailed to America for the last time, only 10 years after he first discovered the "New World". The ship landed in the Gulf of Honduras, and Columbus and his crew excitedly set foot on the lush land they had not seen for a long time. In the local market, a beautifully made pottery basin caught his attention. The seller told him that this exquisite pottery basin came from "Maya". This magical name was first introduced to the ears of Europeans.

Almost 10 years later, a ship from Panama to Santo Domingo was shipwrecked, and 12 survivors landed on Yucatan Peninsula. Two weeks later, they met the Mayans by chance, and five of them became victims on the Mayan altar. Survivors who escaped returned to Spanish-occupied areas and told their adventures with lingering fear. The first encounter between Europeans and Mayans was thus fixed as a historical picture.

15 19, Spanish explorer Hernan. Cortes led the Spanish army across Mexico and conquered the Aztec Empire, which was in the heyday of civilization. "Eradicating a culture is like a passerby breaking a sunflower by the roadside." At this time, the Mayan civilization is coming to an end, but there are still some small Mayan countries on Yucatan Peninsula. 1526, a Spanish expedition went to Yucatan Peninsula, trying to establish a Spanish colony by violence and enforce Christian belief. The unyielding Maya fought guerrilla warfare for more than 100 years until 1697, when the last Mayan city-state was destroyed by Spanish gunfire.