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July 12 in History
Momentous events that unfolded on July 12 across the centuries.
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Destruction of Maya Codices by Bishop Landa
July 12, 1562 · Maní, Yucatán, Mexico
Spanish friars burn nearly all surviving Maya books in a purge of idolatry.
