Tixpéhual Municipality (, in the

Yucatec Maya Yucatec Maya ( ; referred to by its speakers as or ) is a Mayan languages, Mayan language spoken in the Yucatán Peninsula, including part of northern Belize. There is also a significant diasporic community of Yucatec Maya speakers in San Fra ...

language: “place of the dwarf's greeting”) is a

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in the Mexican

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Yucatán Yucatán, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Yucatán, is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, constitute the 32 federal entities of Mexico. It comprises 106 separate municipalities, and its capital city is Mérida. ...

containing (68.98 km²) of land and located roughly 25 km east of the city of Mérida, Mexico.

History

In ancient times, the area was part of the chieftainship of Ceh Pech until the

conquest Conquest involves the annexation or control of another entity's territory through war or Coercion (international relations), coercion. Historically, conquests occurred frequently in the international system, and there were limited normative or ...

. At colonization, Tixpéhual became part of the

encomienda The ''encomienda'' () was a Spanish Labour (human activity), labour system that rewarded Conquistador, conquerors with the labour of conquered non-Christian peoples. In theory, the conquerors provided the labourers with benefits, including mil ...

system, which was implemented in 1607. In 1821, Yucatán was declared independent of the Spanish Crown. In 1825 the area was part of the Coastal region, with its headquarters in

Izamal Municipality Izamal Municipality (In the Yucatec Maya Language: “dew of heaven”) is a municipality in the Mexican state of Yucatán containing (275.92 km2) of land and located roughly 67 km east of the city of Mérida. History Izamal is beli ...

. In 1847, during the

Caste War of Yucatán The Caste War of Yucatán or ''ba'atabil kichkelem Yúum'' (1847–1915) began with the revolt of Indigenous peoples of Mexico, indigenous Maya peoples, Maya people of the Yucatán Peninsula against Hispanic populations, called ''Yucatecos''. Th ...

the native headman was taken to prison and tortured after being suspected of collaboration with the insurgency against the Spanish. In 1929, Tixpéhual was part of the Tixkokob Municipality.

Governance

The municipal president is elected for a three- year term. The president appoints four Councilpersons to serve on the board for three year terms, as the Secretary and councilors of public works, nomenclature, ecology, and markets and roads.

Communities

The head of the municipality is Tixpéhual, Yucatán. Other populated communities Chochóh, Cucá, Kiilinché, Los Flamboyanes, Sahé and Techóh. The largest populated areas are shown below:

Local festivals

Every year from the 17 to 20 December a fair is held.

Tourist attractions

* Church of San Martín * Hacienda Chochóh * Hacienda Sahé * Hacienda Techoh

References

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