Tayasal was the capital of one of the last independent Maya polities to be conquered by the Spanish conquistadores and colonizers , along with Zacpeten ( the capital of the Ko ` woj Maya ) and Eixequil ( the Yalnain capital ) , in 1697 . Tayasal was the capital of one of the last independent Maya polities to be subdued by the Spanish conquistadores and colonizers , which , along with Zacpeten ( the capital of the Ko ` woj Maya ) and other towns in the Lake PetÃ n Itza region such as Quexil ( Maya : Ek ` ixil ) and Yalain , occurred in 1697 .