Archaeologists think they've found the remains of a centuries-old Maya rebel stronghold in Mexico where Indigenous people resisting the Spanish lived for over a century.

The city of Sak-Bahlán, or the "Land of the White Jaguar," was home to the Lakandon-Ch'ol people, Maya who resisted Spanish conquest and are known today as the last Maya rebels of Chiapas, a state in modern-day southern Mexico. Its location has evaded archaeologists for decades — until now.

After the Spanish captured their capital of Lacan-Tun ("Great Rock") in 1586, the Lakandon-Ch'ol moved farther into the jungle, where they established Sak-Bahlán. They remained there for nearly 110 years, until an exploration party led by Friar Pedro de la Concepción discovered the stronghold in 1695. Soon after, Spanish forces subdued the city and renamed it Nuestra Señora de Dolores ("Our Lady of Sorrows"). By 1721, the site was abandoned. Its location was lost, though records of the city were noted in documents and letters from that time.