Napuc Chi [SEP] date of death
Napuc Chi
Napuc Chi (died ca. 1541), often known by his title Ah Kin Chi (where "Ah Kin", or in modern orthography "Aj K'in" is a title meaning "priest" or "sacerdote") was a Yucatec Maya noble from Maní. Other names used in source texts for this individual include Chi Ah Kin and Kinchil Coba. He was general-in-chief of the army of Tutul-Xiu, king of Maní, and won a good military reputation during the war
Gaspar Antonio Chi
Gaspar Antonio Chi (c. 1531–1610; also known as Gaspar Antonio de Herrera) was a Maya noble of Mani. Gaspar Antonio was of the Chi "chibal" (lineage) through his father Napuc Chi, and the Xiu "chibal" through his mother, Ix Kukil Xiu. He worked primarily as a translator between Spanish and Maya, and is thought to have been an important source of information for Diego de Landa in writing his "Relación de las cosas de Yucatán".