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Guerrero himself became a highly respected figure in Mayan society, marrying a princess named Zazil Ha and being given the temples of Ichpaatún, north of Chetumal.When Hernan Cortez arrived in the area, an attempt was made to retrieve Guerrero and one other survivor.But Guerrero refused to leave, saying, “I am married and have three children, and they look on me as a Both Louis Gregory, an African American man and Louisa Mathews, a British woman were of the Bahá’í faith: a religion centered on unity.The two met in 1911 on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land in Egypt.

In spite of the Bahá’í faith’s innermost message of “Oneness of Mankind,” many people of the faith living in Washington, D. adhered to the attitude of racial segregation that was rampant during the time.

Desperate to avoid being killed, he successfully sought to learn his captors’ language and customs.

As he gained acceptance into the culture, he taught Spanish combat tactics to the Maya, which are said to have allowed them to drive out the conquistadors.

A year later, Marie-Claude died giving birth to their first child and Huang, heartbroken, followed her a year later.

Historians have speculated that their unusual marriage was one of the first of its kind.