Sucilá Municipality (,

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 ...

: "zacate (grass) water") is a

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in the

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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 ...

containing 256.76 km² (99.14 sq mi) of land and is located roughly northeast of the city of Mérida.

History

There is no accurate data on when the town was founded, but before 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 ...

, it was part of the chieftainship of Cupules. At colonization, Sucilá 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 and though an encomienda was established by the seventeenth century, no names were discovered before the encomendera Josefa Chacón y Salazar, who served in 1745. Yucatán declared its independence from the Spanish Crown in 1821, and in 1825 the area was assigned to the

Tizimín Municipality Tizimín Municipality is one of the 106 municipalities of Yucatán with a municipal seat of the same name. The municipality is located in the north-east of the Mexican state of Yucatán, and it is the largest municipality in the state with a territ ...

. In 1837, it was assigned to the Espita Municipality. As with other areas of the state, Sucilá was depopulated during the

Caste War of Yucatán The Caste War of Yucatán (1847–1915) began with the revolt of Native Maya people of the Yucatán Peninsula against Hispanic populations, called ''Yucatecos''. The latter had long held political and economic control of the region. A lengthy w ...

. In 1988, the area was confirmed as 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 services, public security, urban development and ecology.

Communities

The head of the municipality is Sucilá, Yucatán. The municipality has 63 populated places besides the seat including La Hacienda Xmabalam, San Antonio, San Pedro II, San Miguelito, San Román, Santa Rosa, Santa Teresa, Tierra Blanca, Xmihuan, and Yohches. The significant populations are shown below:

Local festivals

Every year from 2 to 10 September there is a festival in honor of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary.

Tourist attractions

* Church of Saint James the Apostle, built during the seventeenth century * Cenote Dzibiak * Cenote K' Aax' Eek * Cenote San Pedro Iii * Cenote Sukil-Ha

References

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