Hacienda
An ''hacienda'' ( or ; or ) is an estate (or ''finca''), similar to a Roman ''latifundium'', in Spain and the former Spanish Empire. With origins in Andalusia, ''haciendas'' were variously plantations (perhaps including animals or orchards), ...
Kancabchén (also known as Kancabchén Rancho)
is located in the
Motul Municipality
Motul Municipality (in the Yucatec Maya language: 'place of no overflowing') is one of the 106 municipalities in the Mexican state of Yucatán. It contains of land and is roughly east of the city of Mérida.
History
The founder of Motul was a ...
in the 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 ...
in southeastern Mexico. It is one of the properties that arose during the nineteenth century
henequen
Henequen (''Agave fourcroydes'') is a species of flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae, native to southern Mexico and Guatemala. It is reportedly naturalized in Italy, the Canary Islands, Costa Rica, Cuba, Hispaniola, the Cayman Islands and ...
boom. There are numerous other properties of this name in the Yucatán including
Hacienda Kancabchén in Baca,
Hacienda Kancabchén (Halachó),
Hacienda Kancabchén (Homún),
Hacienda Kankabchén (Seyé),
Hacienda Kankabchén (Tixkokob),
Hacienda Kancabchén (Tunkás),
Hacienda Kancabchén Ucí
Hacienda Kancabchén Ucí is located in the Motul Municipality in the state of Yucatán in southeastern Mexico. It is one of the properties that arose during the nineteenth century henequen boom. There are numerous other properties of this name in ...
and
Hacienda Kancabchén de Valencia.
Toponymy
The name (Kancabchén) is a word from the
Mayan language
Mayan most commonly refers to:
* Maya peoples, various indigenous peoples of Mesoamerica and northern Central America
* Maya civilization, pre-Columbian culture of Mesoamerica and northern Central America
* Mayan languages, language family spoken ...
meaning the well of the red ground.
How to get there
Take highway 176 northeast out of Mérida approximately 33 km to Motul. From the center of Motul, take Calle 26 south to Calle 37 and head east. In approximately 5 blocks the street will veer to the south. Remain on Calle 37 heading towards Kopté for approximately 5 km. At the intersection, turn left and proceed 1 km to Kancabchén.
History
Demographics
All of the henequen plantations ceased to exist as autonomous communities with the agrarian land reform implemented by President
Lazaro Cardenas in 1937. His decree turned the haciendas into collective ''
ejido
An ''ejido'' (, from Latin ''exitum'') is an area of communal land used for agriculture in which community members have usufruct rights rather than ownership rights to land, which in Mexico is held by the Mexican state. People awarded ejidos in ...
s'', leaving only 150 hectares to the former landowners for use as private property.
Figures before 1937 indicate populations living on the farm. After 1937, figures indicate those living in the community, as the remaining Hacienda Kancabchén houses only the owner's immediate family.
According to the 2005 census conducted by the
INEGI
The National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI by its name in es, Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática) is an autonomous agency of the Mexican Government dedicated to coordinate the National System of Stat ...
, the population of the city was 360 inhabitants, of whom 181 were men and 179 were women.
References
Bibliography
* Bracamonte, P and Solís, R., ''Los espacios de autonomía maya'', Ed. UADY, Mérida, 1997.
* Gobierno del Estado de Yucatán, "Los municipios de Yucatán", 1988.
* Kurjack, Edward y Silvia Garza, ''Atlas arqueológico del Estado de Yucatán'', Ed. INAH, 1980.
* Patch, Robert, ''La formación de las estancias y haciendas en Yucatán durante la colonia'', Ed. UADY, 1976.
* Peón Ancona, J. F., "Las antiguas haciendas de Yucatán", en ''Diario de Yucatán'', Mérida, 1971.
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Populated places in Yucatán
Haciendas of Yucatán
Agave production