Tixcacalcupul Municipality (
Yucatec Maya: "Two mouths of Cupul's well") is one of the 106
municipalities in the
Mexican
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state of
Yucatán containing (1,164.98 km
2) of land and is located roughly southeast of the city of
Mérida.
History
There is no accurate data on when the town was founded, but it was a settlement before the
conquest and was located in the chieftainship of Cupules. After colonization, 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 with various encomenderos,
beginning with Francisco Manrique in 1549, passing to Juan de Cárdenas in 1579, Francisco Mallén in 1607 and later to Francisco Mallén de Rueda. In 1645 the encomenderos were Gaspar de Ayala Pacheco and Francisca Dorantes y Solís and in 1686 passed to Pedro Pardo de Lagos.
Yucatán declared its independence from the Spanish Crown in 1821 and in 1825
the area was assigned to the
Valladolid Municipality. 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 ...
, a battle occurred here in which almost all of the inhabitants were massacred by government troops. In 1918 the area became 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, sports, education and health.
Communities
The head of the municipality is
Tixcacalcupul, Yucatán. The municipality has 28 populated places
besides the seat including Ekpedz, Mahas, Poop, San José and X-Tohbil. The significant populations are shown below:
Local festivals
Every year on 15 June the town celebrates the feast of Saint Bartholomew the Apostle.
Tourist attractions
* Archeological site at Xai Bei
References
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Municipalities of Yucatán