Teya Municipality (In the
Yucatec Maya Language: “place of
sapodilla”) is a
municipality in the
Mexican
Mexican may refer to:
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** People
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*** Mexica, ancient indigenous people ...
state of
Yucatán containing (65.15 km
2) of land and located roughly 65 km northeast of the city of
Mérida.
History
Before the arrival of the Spanish, the area belonged to the chieftainship of Ah Kin Chel. After the
conquest the area 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. The encomienda was established in 1565 for Alonso de Castro. By 1678, the encomendero was Anastasio Chacón de Azcorran and in 1690, the encomendera passed to María Barbosa e Ignacia Salazar.
Yucatán declared its independence from the Spanish Crown in 1821 and in 1825, the area was assigned to the
Izamal Municipality
Izamal Municipality (In the Yucatec Maya Language: “dew of heaven”) is one of the 106 municipalities in the Mexican state of Yucatán containing (275.92 km2) of land and located roughly 67 km east of the city of Mérida.
History
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By April 1921 it was designated 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 health, public services and public sanitation.
Communities
The head of the municipality is
Teya Teya may refer to:
* Teya, Burma, in Taungtha Township of Myingyan District in Mandalay Region of Burma
* Teya people, an extinct Native American tribe from Texas
* Teya Municipality, a municipality in Yucatán, Mexico
** Teya, Mexico, the seat of ...
, Yucatán. The other populated areas of the municipality include Moni, El Paraje Carlos, Sánchez, and the Hacienda Santa Clara. The significant populations are shown below:
Local festivals
Every year at the end of April there is a feast in honor of the town's patron saint, St. Barnabas, and on 11 June the town holds a fiesta for San Bernardino.
Tourist attractions
* Church of St. Barnabas, built in the colonial era.
References
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Municipalities of Yucatán