Dzilam de Bravo Municipality (In the Yucatec Maya Language: “fierce peeling” is one of the 106

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in the

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state of Yucatán containing (241.43 km²) of land and located roughly 107 km northeast of the city of Mérida.

History

During pre-Hispanic times, the town fell within the provinces under the chieftainship of Cheles. 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 ...

the area became part of the

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system. In 1544 Francisco de Montejo established a town at the site. 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. From 1900 to 1921 Dzilam de Bravo was a part of the

Dzilam González Municipality Dzilam González Municipality (In the Yucatec Maya language, Yucatec Maya Language: "peeling" combined with the Spanish surname "González") is one of the 106 Municipalities of Yucatán, municipalities in the Mexico, Mexican state of Yucatán (sta ...

. In 1921 it was separated to form its own municipality.

Governance

The municipal president is elected for a three-year term. The town council has four councilpersons, who serve as Secretary and councilors of public works and public planning and beautification. The Municipal Council administers the business of the municipality. It is responsible for budgeting and expenditures and producing all required reports for all branches of the municipal administration. Annually it determines educational standards for schools. The Police Commissioners ensure public order and safety. They are tasked with enforcing regulations, distributing materials and administering rulings of general compliance issued by the council.

Communities

The head of the municipality is Dzilam de Bravo, Yucatán. The other populated areas include El Cerrito, Espoquin Chico, Noh-Yaxché, Pueblo Nuevo, San Alfredo, San José, X-tabán and Yalcubul. The significant populations are shown below:

Local festivals

Every year from the 10 to 13 June they celebrate the festival in honor of San Antonio de Padua, patron saint of the town.

Tourist attractions

*Church of San Antonio de Padua built in the 16th century *Church of the Immaculate Conception built in the 16th century *Church of St. Peter built in the 17th century *Cenote Elepetén *Bolmay archaeological site *Palaban archaeological site *Petul archaeological site *Poxil archaeological site *Sotpol archaeological site *Tamba archaeological site *Xalau archaeological site *Xcan archaeological site *Xcoom archaeological site *Xmaos archaeological site *Xuyap archaeological site *Parque San Felipe

References

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