Fall of Mayan Civilization

It's still unknown, there are many theories about it. Climatoligal changes, invaders from outside, internal struggles, exhausting of natural resources...

Anyway, Mayan civilization never completely collapsed. In the 15th century there still were still powerful Mayan city states, Mayapan is the most important of them. The Spanish discovered Yucatan in 1517, and started to conquer the area in 1524. But it took until 1697(!) until the last Mayan city. Tayasal fell. And even then the Mayans weren't completely under Spanish control. There were many uprisings agains Spanish and later Mexican rule. In the 19th century they managed to break away from Mexico and it the Mayan state wasn't completely defeted until 1910.

In 1994 there was indeed a rebellion in Chiapas. But AFAIK it weren't only Mayans who rebelled. Jalisco Lancer knows more about it.

This site had a pretty cool link explaining how the mayan civilization failed and why it looks like its happening again...

http://www.livescience.com/history/myan_canals_041116.html