who wrote it?
It is credited to the 18th-century Spanish Dominican friar Francisco Ximénez.
Popol Vuh
The documentation of the "Popol Vuh" is credited to the 18th-century Spanish Dominican friar Francisco Ximénez, who prepared a manuscript with a transcription in Kʼicheʼ and parallel columns with translations into Spanish.
what subdivisions does mayan languages have? Yucatecan, Huastecan, Chʼolan–Tzeltalan, Qʼanjobʼalan, Mamean, and Kʼichean where is it mainly spoken? Mesoamerica and northern Central America is there any literary work done in this language? "Popol Vuh", the "Título de Totonicapán" etc. what kind of work is the first one? It is a text recounting the mythology and history of the Kʼicheʼ people.
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Popol Vuh [SEP] Introduction
It was originally preserved through oral tradition until approximately 1550, when it was recorded in writing. The documentation of the "Popol Vuh" is credited to the 18th-century Spanish Dominican friar Francisco Ximénez, who prepared a manuscript with a transcription in Kʼicheʼ and parallel columns with translations into Spanish.