Tixpéhual Municipality (, in the
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 ...
language: “place of the dwarf's greeting”) is a
municipality
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in the
Mexican state
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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 federal entities of Mexico. It comprises 106 separate mun ...
containing (68.98 km
2) 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
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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 ...
. At colonization, Tixpéhual became part of the
encomienda 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. In 1847, during the
Caste War of Yucatán 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
Tixkokob Municipality (In the Yucatec Maya Language: “Place of the poisonous snakes”) is one of the 106 subdivisions of the State of Yucatán in Mexico. Its municipal seat is located in the City of Tixkokob. The town of Tixkokob is famous wit ...
.
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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Municipalities of Yucatán