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July 15 in History
Momentous events that unfolded on July 15 across the centuries.
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Burning of Maya Codices by Bishop Landa
July 1562 CE · Mani, Yucatan, Mexico
Spanish Bishop Diego de Landa orders the destruction of most surviving Maya written records in a campaign against idolatry.
