Appendix IV
Itinerary of Avendaño, Together With Geographical Information
(See Plate VI)
First Trip June to September, 1695
| June 3, 1695 | Left Merida. |
| June 11 | Canich, Cauich, Bolenchen, Bolonchen Cauich, OR Bolonchenticul, Cavich. This name has several variations. It may be that each one means a slightly different locality; but in one form or another it is found on Bianconi-Mexico, Costello, Malte-Brun, Lopez, and Charnay’s maps. Hobonmo, Hobon-ox. Two towns, respectively two and three leagues from Cauich. Chunzalam. Two leagues from Hobon-ox. Vecanxan. One league from Chunzalam. Nohhalal. Three-fourths of a league from Vecanxan. |
| June 12-13 | Sucte, San Salvador de. Six to eight leagues from Cauich. On Lopez’ map. Nokhu or Nohcu. Four very long leagues from Sucte. On Lopez’ map. |
| June 14-18 | Nohbecan or Nohvecan. Four (?) leagues from Nohku. On Malte-Brun, Lopez, Costello, Charnay, and Avendaño’s maps. Oppol or Topol. Four leagues from Nohbecan. On Lopez, Aven, and Bianconi-Mexico maps. |
| July 8-24 | Tzucthok, Suctok, Tzucthok, etc., or San Felipe. On Costello, Malte-Brun, Lopez, Bellin, Brion de la Tour, and Bianconi-Mexico maps. Chunpich or Paybono (?) among Cehaches. Possibly at or near the Paybono or Botab of Lopez. |
| Sept. 5 | Hoppelchen. |
| Sept. 16 | Merida. |
Second Trip Mid-December to Mid-February, 1695-1696
| Sept 16-Dec 10 | Merida. |
| Dec 13 | Merida. Leave Merida as result of Hariza’s information. Batcab. Is on Lopez’ map as Botab (?); is on Costello, Bailly, Malte-Brun, and Bellin’s maps. |
| Jan. 6, 1696 | Chuntucí or Chuntuqui. Is on Bianconi-Mexico, Costello, Lopez, and Malte-Brun’s maps. Chinchinucum = S. Martin. San Martin is on Lopez and Malte-Brun’s maps. Cohucum = Santa Rita. Santa Rita is on Lopez and Malte-Brun’s maps. TanXulucMul = San Miguel. San Miguel on Lopez and Malte-Brun’s maps. |
| Jan. 13 | Chakan Itza. Peten Itza. Found on Bianconi-Mexico, Bianconi-Guatemala, Costello, Bailly, Lopez, Malte-Brun, Bellin, Brion de la Tour, Hendges, Charnay, Army Maps, etc. Chanchanha. Possibly the Chichanja of Lopez, Malte-Brun, and Bianconi-Mexico maps. It is, however, too far from Chuntuqui. |
| Feb. 17 | Chuntucí. Tanche or Nohtanche. Four leagues from Oppol. On Lopez, Avendaño, and Bianconi-Mexico maps. Yohchalek River. Two leagues from Tanche. Temchay. Three leagues from Yohchalek. Is on Lopez as very near San Antonio. San Antonio is on Bianconi-Mexico and Malte=Brun’s maps. Nohpek. Three leagues from Temchay. There is a logical space for it between the San Antonio and the Concepción of Bianconi-Mexico. It is probably the same, or nearly so, as the Ecouna of Lopez and the Exrana of Malte-Brun. Nohthub. Two leagues from Nohpek. Bacechac or Concepción. Concepcion is on Malte-Brun and Lopez’ maps. Buete or Chumeru (?). Four and one-half leagues from Bacechac. Chumeru on Lopez’ map. |