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When the Mayas Invaded America
• arcleinThe Republic of Texas and la República de Yucatán had such close political relations that they were practically a confederacy. The leader of Yucatan's fight for independence from Spain, Lorenzo de Zavala, was later the first Vice President of the Republic of Texas. He was born near the ruins of Mayapan, the Post Classic city, which gave the Mayas their modern name.