Bokobá is a locality and the municipal seat of its
homonymous municipality in the Mexican state of
Yucatán
Yucatán (, also , , ; yua, Yúukatan ), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Yucatán,; yua, link=no, Xóot' Noj Lu'umil Yúukatan. is one of the 31 states which comprise the political divisions of Mexico, federal entities of Mexico. I ...
. It is located approximately southeast of the state capital
Mérida, and southeast of
Motul de Carrillo Puerto.
Etymology
Bokobá is a term in the
Yucatec Maya
Yucatec Maya (; referred to by its speakers simply as Maya or as , is one of the 32 Mayan languages of the Mayan language family. Yucatec Maya is spoken in the Yucatán Peninsula and northern Belize. There is also a significant diasporic commu ...
language, which means "splashing water".
History
Prior to the conquest, Bokobá was located within the provinces of Ceh Pech, and after the
conquest
Conquest is the act of military subjugation of an enemy by force of arms.
Military history provides many examples of conquest: the Roman conquest of Britain, the Mauryan conquest of Afghanistan and of vast areas of the Indian subcontinent, t ...
and became part of the
encomienda
The ''encomienda'' () was a Spanish labour system that rewarded conquerors with the labour of conquered non-Christian peoples. The labourers, in theory, were provided with benefits by the conquerors for whom they laboured, including military ...
system. In 1700, the encomendero was Esteban Pérez Montiel, who was responsible for 481 native inhabitants.
Yucatán declared its independence from the Spanish Crown in 1821 and in 1825, the area was assigned to the coastal region with its headquarters in Izamal. In 1900, it was withdrawn and became head of the municipality which bears its name.
Demographics
Local festivals
Every year on 15 August a festival is held in honor of Our Lady of the Assumption.
Tourist attractions
* Our Lady of the Assumption Church
* Hacienda Mucuyché Campos
References
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Municipality seats in Yucatán
Populated places in Yucatán