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Hunacti was established as a visita mission site — a satellite community visited periodically by Franciscan friars from larger convent centers. Its layout reflected Spanish ideals: Gridded streets radiated from a central plaza where a T-shaped church rose against the backdrop of pre-Hispanic pyramids and administrative buildings. Three large elite houses, built in a Spanish style with plastered walls, arched windows and niches, surrounded the plaza.
Historical records suggest the site’s founding leaders enjoyed privileges rare for Maya elites under early colonial rule — access to horses, ownership of a cacao orchard and control over significant labor for construction...
While Hunacti’s short occupation might be seen as a failure in colonial terms, Masson and her colleagues interpret it differently. The settlement’s leaders appear to have shifted from early cooperation to a more self-sufficient, resistant stance, limiting engagement with Spanish trade networks and maintaining control over religious life...
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Study Reveals a Maya Town’s Defiant Stand in Early Colonial Era | University at Albany
Here is an excerpt from a more detailed academic report on the same subject.
Hunacti and Its Historical Context In the mid-1500s, ordinary Maya peoples far outnumbered Spanish authorities (Hanks 2010:41; Restall 1997:25). Franciscans in particular were few in number in the first decades of colonial rule. Visita towns like Hunacti were distant from Franciscan centers,inhibiting regular visitation and impeding the friars’goalsofconverting the populace (Chuchiak 2009; Hanks 2010:41, 46). The site was rural and required at least two days’ travel (52 km along modern roads) from the nearest Franciscan convent center at Maní in the mid 1500s (Figure 1). Visita towns struggled to meet economic demands imposed by multiple institutions within the Spanish regime (Chuchiak 1998)....
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Yesterday I showed a couple dug pewter British military buttons from somewhere around 1800. After a little additional cleaning I found a back mark on the 54th regiment button.
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It isn't very easy to see in the photo, but the backmark is clearly "LONDON."
Here are a couple links you might want to check.
Several notable minting errors appear on 2022 quarters. Here are some described in Rare 2022 Quarter Errors Worth Money (with Pictures) - CoinValueChecker
Drooling Washington or Drooling GeorgeWart on the nose or cold sore
Nesting bird quarter error
These errors are named after the position of the die mark on the coin’s surface.
The Drooling George or Drooling Washington error occurred when a die gouge created what looks like a drool over Washington’s chin. Maya Angelou’s 2022 quarters with this error sell for as much as $1,900
The Wart on the Nose error, also known as the Cold Sore, is an error in which die marks appear on the President’s face and most prominently on his nose.
The other sought-after error is the Nesting Bird quarter error, where a die crack resembling a twig seems to be carried by an eagle on the reverse. A 2022 P Maya Angelou quarter with a Nesting Bird error can fetch as much as $480, but some in uncirculated condition have fetched up to $1,000.
2022 Dr. Sally Ride Quarter Errors
Sally Ride 2022 quarters have a prominent error on the reverse, popularly known as the Ghost Comet Tail error. This error appears as a line behind Ride’s neck and shoulder and can also be seen next to the Earth...
2022 Wilma Mankiller Quarter Errors
The Wilma Mankiller quarter has the most minting errors in the 2022 series. The most prominent is the retained die break at the corner of the rim on the obverse side.
The reverse side of the coin also features a prominent vertical die crack error down. Such a crack occurs the same way—when a crack in the die fills up with metal, which is then impressed onto the planchet, appearing like a raised line on the coin’s surface.
A 2022 Wilma Mankiller quarter with die breaks on the obverse and reverse can fetch as much as $1,200, but some examples are being sold for as much as $1,500, depending on the coin’s condition.
Another prominent error found in the 2022 Wilma Mankiller quarters is the so-called Scarface and Deformed C error. On the reverse, you will notice die marks on Mankiller’s face, specifically her cheek, from where the name Scarface is derived.
The C in the Native American writing underneath the phrase PRINCIPAL CHIEF also appears deformed or filled in, which might result from a filled-in die crack that was impressed on the planchet.
Collectors will pay up to $1,500 for a 2022 Wilma Mankiller quarter with Scarface and Deformed error. On the other hand, a 2022 D Quarter Wilma Mankiller Quarter with a Misprint in the Star can sell for as much as $1,000.
2002 Nina Otero Quarter Errors
Another error, the Drooling George with Flowers in Hair, will fetch up to $500 for uncirculated pieces, while the Nose Scars on the reverse portrait sell for as much as $350.
A Nina Otero-Warren 2022 quarter priced at $8,300 on eBay broke the record. This particular coin has two die cracks, one on the obverse and the other on the reverse.
2002 Anna May Wong Quarter Errors
An Anna May Wong Tear Drop 2022-P quarter error sells for between $90 and $100, depending on the coin’s condition...
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