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Yucatán

Yucatán (/ˌjkəˈtɑːn/,[11] also UK: /ˌjʊk-/,[12] US: /-ˈtæn, ˌjkɑːˈtɑːn/,[11][13][14] Spanish: [ɟʝukaˈtan] ; Yucatec Maya: Yúukatan [ˈjúːkatan]), officially the Estado Libre y Soberano de Yucatán (English: Free and Sovereign State of Yucatán),[b] 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.

Yucatán
Yúukatan (Yucatec Maya)
Free and Sovereign State of Yucatán
Estado Libre y Soberano de Yucatán (Spanish)
U Péetluʼumil Yucatán (Yucatec Maya)
Nickname(s): 

La Hermana República de Yucatán
(The sister Republic of Yucatán)[1][2]
Coordinates: 21°00′N 89°36′W / 21.0°N 89.6°W / 21.0; -89.6
CountryMexico
Capital
and largest city
Mérida
Municipalities106
AdmissionDecember 23, 1823[3][4]
Order8th[a]
Government
 • Governor Mauricio Vila Dosal
 • Senators[6] Jorge Carlos Ramírez Marín
Verónica Camino Farjat
Raúl Paz Alonzo
[5]
 • Deputies
Area
 • Total39,524 km2 (15,260 sq mi)
 Ranked 20th
Highest elevation210 m (690 ft)
Population
 (2020)[9]
 • Total2,320,898
 • Rank21st
 • Density59/km2 (150/sq mi)
  • Rank17th
DemonymYucateco (a)
GDP
 • TotalMXN 428 billion
(US$21.3 billion) (2022)
 • Per capita(US$8,996) (2022)
Time zoneUTC−6 (CST)
Postal code
97
Area code
ISO 3166 codeMX-YUC
HDI 0.773 high Ranked 20th
WebsiteOfficial website

It is located on the northern part of the Yucatán Peninsula. It is bordered by the states of Campeche to the southwest and Quintana Roo to the southeast, with the Gulf of Mexico off its northern coast.

Before the arrival of Spaniards in the Yucatán Peninsula, the name of this region was Mayab.[16] In the Yucatec Maya language, mayab means "flat",[17] and is the source of the word "Maya" itself. The peninsula was a very important region for the Maya civilization, which reached the peak of its development here, where the Mayans founded the cities of Chichen Itza, Izamal, Motul, Mayapan, Ek' Balam, and Ichcaanzihóo (also called Ti'ho), now Mérida.[18]

After the Spanish conquest of Yucatán (early 16th to late 17th centuries), the Yucatán peninsula became a single administrative and political entity, the Captaincy General of Yucatán. Following Mexican independence in 1821 the local Governor proclaimed independence. Yucatán became part of the Mexican Empire in December 1821. After the collapse of the first Mexican Empire in March 1823, the first Republic of Yucatán (founded in May 1823) voluntarily negotiated annexation to the Federal Republic of United Mexican States on December 21, 1823.[3] On March 16, 1841, as a result of cultural and political conflicts around the federal pact, Yucatán declared its independence from Mexico. forming a second Republic of Yucatán. Eventually on July 14, 1848, Yucatán was forced to rejoin Mexico. In 1858, in the middle of the Caste War of Yucatán, the state of Yucatán was divided for the first time, establishing Campeche as a separate state (officially in 1863). During the Porfiriato, in 1902, the state of Yucatán was divided again to form the Federal territory that later became the present state of Quintana Roo.[19]

As of 2016 the Mexican National Public Security System ranked Yucatán among the safest Mexican states.[20] Mérida was awarded City of Peace in 2011. It is one of the two states the U.S. advises its citizens to exercise normal precautions, alongside neighbouring Campeche.[21]

Etymology edit

The name Yucatán, also assigned to the peninsula, came from early explorations of the Conquistadors from Europe. Three different explanations for the origin of the name have been proposed.

The first is that the name resulted from confusion between the Mayan inhabitants and the first Spanish explorers around 1517:

  • According to one of them, Spaniards gave the name of Yucatán to the region because the Mayan answered their questions with the phrase uh yu ka t'ann, which in the Maya language means hear how they talk.
  • It is also said that it came from the answer of an indigenous Mayan to the question of a Spanish explorer, who wanted to know the name of the region. The Mayan probably replied Ma'anaatik ka t'ann which means in the Maya language I do not understand your speech or I do not understand you.

Probably the first person to propose the "I do not understand" version was the friar Toribio de Benavente Motolinía. In his book Historia de los indios de la Nueva España (History of the Indians of New Spain) he says

because talking with those Indians of the coast, whatever the Spanish asked the Indians responded: Tectetán, Tectetán which means I don't understand you, I don't understand you; they corrupted the word, and not understanding what the Indians said, they said: Yucatán is the name of this land; and the same happened in a place, a cape, which they also called Cape Cotoch; and Cotoch in that language means house.[22]

The second proposed explanation comes from Bernal Díaz del Castillo. In his book Historia verdadera de la conquista de la Nueva España (True History of the Conquest of New Spain), he says Yucatá means "land of yucas",[23] a plant that was cultivated by the Maya and was an important food source for them.[24]

History edit

Pre-Columbian era edit

 
Temple of Kukulcan in Chichén Itzá, locally called "El Castillo".

The origin of the first settlements has not been scientifically confirmed, although the presence of first humans in the area dates from the late Pleistocene or ice age (about 10,000–12,000 years), according to the findings in the Loltún caves and caverns of Tulum (Women of the Palms).[25]

The first Maya moved to the Peninsula circa 250 CE, from the Petén (today northern Guatemala), to settle the southeastern peninsula in the modern Bacalar, Quintana Roo.[26][27] In 525, the Chanés (Mayan tribe that preceded the Itza), moved to the east of the peninsula, founding Chichén Itzá, Izamal, Motul, Ek' Balam, Ichcaanzihó (modern Mérida) and Champotón. Later, Tutul Xiúes, Toltec descent, who came from the coast of the Gulf of Mexico, settled in the region causing displacement of the Itza and Cocomes—a diversified branch of Itzá—and finally, after years and many battles, the League of Mayapan (composed of the Itza, the Xiús and Cocomes) was formed, which eventually disintegrated circa 1194,[28] giving way to a period of anarchy and fragmentation into small domains which the Spanish conquistadors found in the 16th century.[29]

Exploration by Spanish soldiers edit

In 1513, Juan Ponce de León had already conquered the island of Borinquén (now Puerto Rico) and had visited Florida.[30] Antón de Alaminos, who was with Ponce de León on this latest discovery, suspected that west of Cuba they could find new land. Under their influence, Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar, supported by the governor of Cuba, organized an expedition commanded by Francisco Hernández de Córdoba to explore the seas west of the island.[31]

This expedition sailed from port of Ajaruco on February 8, 1517, to La Habana and after circling the island and sailing southwest by what is now known as the Yucatán Channel, the expedition made landfall at the Yucatán Peninsula on March 1. There are discrepancies about where the first explorers arrived. Some say it was in Isla Mujeres. Bernal Díaz del Castillo places it at Cabo Catoche, where they saw a great city which they named the «Gran Cairo».[32]

Spanish conquest edit

The conquest of Yucatán was completed two decades after the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire; by Francisco de Montejo "el Adelantado", his son Francisco de Montejo y León "el Mozo" and his nephew, Francisco de Montejo "el Sobrino". El Adelantado was in the expedition of Juan de Grijalva and was with Hernán Cortés in the third expedition that eventually became the Conquest of the Aztec Empire.[33] He was subsequently appointed for the conquest of the Maya of Yucatán, but failed in his first attempt in 1527–28. In 1529 he was appointed Governor of Tabasco, with the order to pacify Tabasco and conquer Yucatán and Cozumel.

From Tabasco, Montejo led a new campaign to Yucatán from the west (1531–35) and failed again in his attempt for conquest. Circa 1535, after many bloody battles with the natives, he reached the complete pacification of the Province of Tabasco and began planning his new foray to Yucatán.

El Adelantado was appointed governor of Honduras and then of Chiapas. Therefore, he gave his son "El Mozo", the mission to consummate the conquest of Yucatán. Francisco de Montejo y León "el Mozo" founded the cities of San Francisco de Campeche on October 4, 1540, and Mérida on January 6, 1542 (in honor of Mérida, Extremadura). The city of Mérida was founded over the ruins of the Mayan city of Ichkanzihóo (T'ho) and the stones of old Mayan pyramids were used for the new buildings. Later, government powers were changed from Santa María de la Victoria, Tabasco, to Mérida on June 11, 1542.[34] The newly founded Mérida was besieged by the Mayan troops of Nachi Cocom (overlord or 'Halach uinik' in Mayan language). It was a definitive battle for the Conquest of Yucatán. With that victory, the Spaniards consolidated their control of the western part of the peninsula.

Francisco de Montejo "El Adelantado" appointed his nephew, Francisco de Montejo "el Sobrino", to head the conquest of the eastern Yucatán, which was achieved after many bloody battles, ending with the foundation of the city of Valladolid on May 28, 1543.

Canek rebellion, during the colonial Yucatán edit

Oppressive policies of inequality and prejudice were imposed on the native Mayans by the Spanish colonial government. In November 1761, Jacinto Canek, a Mayan from the town of Cisteil (now located in Yaxcabá Municipality), led an armed uprising against the government, which was quickly put down. Captured insurgents were taken to Mérida, where they were tried and tortured. As a warning to the population against rebellion, Cisteil was burned and covered with salt.

This abortive rebellion was not of great consequence to the colonial regime, but it marked the history of the peninsula and clearly delineated anti-colonial tensions in the region. The uprising was a precursor to the social upheaval that would explode less than a century later, as the Caste War. The Canek rebellion is remembered today as a symbol of the racial and social conflict that predominated for centuries in the Spanish colonies.

Yucatán in independent Mexico edit

 
Yucatán in Mexico, 1824.

Because of its geographical remoteness from the center of New Spain, especially from Mexico City, Yucatán was not militarily affected by the Mexican War of Independence, though the influence was felt in other ways. In 1820 Lorenzo de Zavala, member of Sanjuanistas (a group of creoles who met at the church of San Juan in downtown Mérida), created the Patriotic Confederation, which eventually divided into two groups: the supporters of the Spanish government under the Cádiz Constitution and another led by Zavala, which sought outright independence from Spain. Mariano Carrillo Albornoz then Governor of Yucatán, sent Zavala and Manuel García Sosa as deputies of the Cortes of Cádiz to Madrid, while the other liberals were imprisoned. While this was happening in Yucatán, the Plan of Iguala was proclaimed in the current state of Guerrero (at that time part of the Intendency of Mexico).

On September 15, 1821, in the Hall of Councils of the City of Mérida, Yucatán declared its independence from Spain.[35] Almost immediately, Governor Juan María Echeverri sent two representatives to negotiate the incorporation of Yucatán into the Mexican Empire. The incorporation into the Mexican Empire took place on November 2, 1821.[36]

Republic of Yucatán edit

The Mexican Empire was quickly overthrown (1823) under the Plan of Casa Mata, and the provinces of the erstwhile empire became independent states. The first Republic of Yucatán, declared on May 29, 1823, joined the Federal Republic of the United Mexican States as the Federated Republic of Yucatán on December 23, 1823.[37][38]

The second Republic of Yucatán[c] emerged when the federal pact signed by Yucatán and endorsed in the Constitution of Yucatán of 1825 was broken by the centralist government of Mexico from 1835. In 1841 the state of Tabasco decreed its separation from Mexico and Miguel Barbachano, then governor of Yucatán, sent a commission headed by Justo Sierra O'Reilly to meet with Tabasco authorities to propose the creation of an independent federal republic from Mexico formed by the two states. The idea failed when Tabasco rejoined Mexico in 1842.

On August 22, 1846, Mexican interim president José Mariano Salas restored the 1824 constitution and federalism. Two years later, during the government of president José Joaquín de Herrera, Miguel Barbachano ordered the reinstatement of Yucatán to Mexico under the Constitution of Yucatán of 1825. A decisive factor for the reinstatement was the Caste War, which forced Yucatán to seek outside help. In 1852 due to internal struggles between opposing political factions, the Territory of Campeche was created. On April 29, 1863, during the government of Mexican President Benito Juárez, Campeche gained its current status as an independent state.[39]

Flag of the Republic of Yucatán edit

 
Flag of the Republic of Yucatán, civil insignia of the Yucatecan without legal recognition.

The flag of Yucatán was raised on March 16, 1841. The period of the Republic of Yucatán was the only one in which the banner was officially used by the authorities of Yucatán.

Rodolfo Menéndez de la Peña, historian, describes the flag of Yucatán: "The flag of Yucatán was divided into two parts: green on left, the right, with three divisions, red up and down and white in the middle. In the green field highlighted, five stars, symbolizing the five departments that Yucatan was divided by decree of November 30, 1840: Mérida, Izamal, Valladolid, Tekax and Campeche."[40]

The flag does not have official recognition in the state, however, it has a strong recognition among the people of the state.[41][42] De facto state flag, in any case, according to a convention led by former president Ernesto Zedillo, is a white flag with the shield of the state in the middle.

Caste War edit

The Caste War of Yucatán was a conflict that lasted from 1847 to 1901. It began with the revolt of native Maya people led by Maya chiefs Jacinto Pat and Cecilio Chi, against the population of European descent called "Yucatecos", who had political and economic control. A lengthy war ensued between the Yucateco forces in the north-west of the Yucatán and the independent Maya in the south-east. It officially ended with the occupation of the Maya capital of Chan Santa Cruz by the Mexican army in 1901, although skirmishes with villages and small settlements that refused to acknowledge Mexican control continued for over another decade.

Adam Jones wrote: "This ferocious race war featured genocidal atrocities on both sides, with up to 200,000 killed."[43]

Because of the conflict, on November 24, 1902, Yucatán had a second territorial division when Porfirio Díaz decreed the creation of the Federal Territory of Quintana Roo,[44] with capital in the port of Payo Obispo (today Chetumal). In little more than half a century, Yucatán lost more than two thirds of its original territory.

The henequen industry edit

 
Agave fourcroydes, commonly known as henequén in Yucatán, sisal elsewhere and ki in Maya language

In the late 19th century, the henequen industry grew to unprecedented power in the Yucatan. The henequen grown in the Yucatan was used around the world for rope and twine, and became known as sisal rope, named after the seaside town of Sisal, from where the rope was shipped. Today Sisal is a sleepy fishing village, being rediscovered by locals and visitors as a beach location for vacation homes. The henequen industry provided financial autonomy to the isolated Yucatán. The fiber of the henequén plant (known as sosquil (maya: sos kí)) was manufactured into twine and rope, used in riggings, string, sacks, rugs, and many other items. It became the chief export item of the Yucatán, making many local families very wealthy. That wealth is today evident in the architecture of the colonial city of Mérida, as well as in the more than 150 haciendas that are spread throughout the Yucatán Peninsula.

Korean immigration to Mexico began in 1905. The first Korean migrants settled in Yucatán as workers in henequen plantations. Labour brokers began advertising in newspapers in the Korean port city of Incheon in 1904 for workers willing to go to Mexico to work on henequen plantations for four- or five-year contracts.[citation needed] A total of more than one thousand were recruited and departed from Incheon on board a British cargo ship on 4 April 1905, despite efforts by the Korean government to block their departure. Once their contracts were up, most settled in Mexico, either continuing to work on henequen plantations or moving to various cities in the country.[citation needed]

Hundreds of prosperous haciendas abounded in the state until the advent of synthetic products after World War II, the cultivation of henequén in other parts of the world and the self-serving actions of some of the leading henequen-growing families led to the gradual decline of the Yucatan's monopoly on the industry.[citation needed]

The great influx of wealth during that period from the henequen industry focused mainly on Mérida, the capital of Yucatán State. It allowed the city of Mérida to install street lights and a tram system even before Mexico City. It is said that in the early 20th century, the city had the largest number of millionaires per capita in the world. Today, Paseo de Montejo (inspired by the Parisian avenue Champs-Élysées), is lined with the elegant houses built during that time. These houses are mostly now renovated and serve as everything from private homes to banks, hotels and restaurants. Many of the haciendas today[45] have also been renovated and now serve as private homes, event venues and upscale luxury hotels.

Late 20th century edit

Until the mid-20th century most of Yucatán's contact with the outside world was by sea; trade with the US and Cuba, as well as Europe and other Caribbean islands, was more significant than that with the rest of Mexico. In the 1950s Yucatán was linked to the rest of Mexico by railway, followed by highway in the 1960s, ending the region's comparative isolation. Today Yucatán still demonstrates a unique culture from the rest of Mexico, including its own style of food.

Commercial jet airplanes began arriving in Mérida in the 1960s, and additional international airports were built first in Cozumel and then in the new planned resort community of Cancún in the 1980s, making tourism a major force in the economy of the Yucatán Peninsula.

The first Maya governor of Yucatán, Francisco Luna Kan, was elected in 1976.

Today, the Yucatán Peninsula is a major tourism destination, as well as home to one of the largest indigenous populations in Mexico, the Maya people.

Geography edit

The State of Yucatán is located on the Yucatán Peninsula. It borders the states of Campeche to the southwest, Quintana Roo to the east and southeast, and the Gulf of Mexico to the north and west. As a whole, the state is extremely flat with little or no topographic variation, with the exception of the Puuc hills, located in the southern portion of the state.

Demography edit

Largest cities edit

 
 
Largest cities or towns in Yucatán
Source:[46]
Rank Municipality Pop.
 
Mérida
 
Kanasín
1 Mérida Mérida 921,771  
Valladolid
 
Umán
2 Kanasín Kanasín 139,753
3 Valladolid Valladolid 56,494
4 Umán Umán 56,409
5 Tizimín Tizimín 52,593
6 Progreso Progreso 41,965
7 Ticul Ticul 35,183
8 Tekax de Álvaro Obregón Tekax 28,461
9 Hunucmá Hunucmá 28,412
10 Oxkutzcab Oxkutzcab 26,175
Historical population
YearPop.±%
1895[47] 298,569—    
1900 309,652+3.7%
1910 339,613+9.7%
1921 358,221+5.5%
1930 386,096+7.8%
1940 418,210+8.3%
1950 516,899+23.6%
1960 614,049+18.8%
1970 758,355+23.5%
1980 1,063,733+40.3%
1990 1,362,940+28.1%
1995 1,556,622+14.2%
2000 1,658,210+6.5%
2005 1,818,948+9.7%
2010 1,955,577+7.5%
2015 2,097,175+7.2%
2020[9] 2,320,898+10.7%

Languages edit

A Yucatec Maya speaker.

The most widespread indigenous language of Yucatán is Yucatec Maya, spoken natively by approximately 800,000 people in Yucatán and adjacent Quintana Roo and Campeche, especially in rural areas. The Spanish spoken in Yucatán has lexical and some phonological borrowing from Mayan and employs many words of Mayan origin, such as purux ("fat"), tuch ("navel") and wixar ("urinate").

Korean immigration edit

In 1905, 1,003 Korean immigrants, which included 802 men and 231 women and children, departed from the port of Chemulpo, Incheon aboard the ship Ilford to Salina Cruz, Oaxaca, Mexico. The journey took 45 days, after which they took a train to Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz. In the Veracruz port, another boat was taken to the port of Progreso with the final destination being the capital city of Mérida, Yucatan.[48] They arrived in May 1905, with previously signed contracts for four years' work as indentured laborers on the Yucatán henequen haciendas. Many of these Koreans were distributed throughout the Yucatán in 32 henequen haciendas.[49] The town of Motul, Yucatan, located in the heart of the henequen zone, was a destination for many of the Korean immigrants. Subsequently, in 1909, at the end of their contracts, they began a new stage in which they scattered even further.[50] Thus, the majority of those who came were single men who made or remade their family lives with Yucatecan especially Maya women. While Korean girls were much more subject to marriages arranged by Korean parents, males had greater freedom when it came to making a family. This rapid intermarriage by Koreans, coupled with geographic dispersal, prevented the establishment of close social networks among these migrants and therefore provided the basis for Korean descendants among the Yucatan Peninsula.[49] After that 1905 ship, no further entries of Koreans into Mexico were recorded until many years later, leading to a new community of Koreans with completely different characteristics from those who entered in 1905.[51]

Government and politics edit

Government edit

The Constitution of Yucatán provides that the government of Yucatán, like the government of every other state in Mexico, consists of three powers: the executive, the legislative and the judiciary.

Executive power rests in the governor of Yucatán, who is directly elected by the citizens, using a secret ballot, to a six-year term with no possibility of reelection. Legislative power rests in the Congress of Yucatán which is a unicameral legislature composed of 25 deputies. Judicial power is invested in the High Court of Justice of Yucatán and its district courts.

Municipalities edit

The State of Yucatán is divided into 106 municipalities, each headed by a municipal president (mayor). Usually municipalities are named after the city that serves as municipal seat; e.g. the municipal seat of the Municipality of Mérida is the City of Mérida.

Politics edit

The most recent local election in Yucatán was held on June 6, 2021.

Tourism in Yucatán
         
Chichen Itza Uxmal Dzibilchaltun Ek' Balam Kabah
         
Mérida Tizimín Valladolid Progreso Izamal
         
Loltun, Oxkutzcab Bolón-Chohol, Cuzamá Dzitnup, Valladolid Ik Kil, Kaua Sacred Cenote, Chichen Itza

Media edit

Newspapers of Yucatán include: Artículo 7, De Peso (Mérida), Diario de Yucatán, La I Noticias para Mí Mérida, Milenio Novedades (Antes El Mundo al Día), and Por Esto! (Yucatán).[52][53]

Food edit

Yucatecan food is its own unique style and is very different from what most people would consider Mexican food. It includes influences from the local Mayan culture,[54] as well as Caribbean, European (Spanish), (North) African, and Middle Eastern cultures, as well as influence from the cuisine of other parts of Mexico.

There are many regional dishes. Some of them are:

  • Poc Chuc, a Mayan/Yucatecan version of barbecued pork.
  • Salbutes and Panuchos. Salbutes are soft, cooked tortillas with lettuce, tomato, turkey, and avocado on top. Panuchos feature fried tortillas filled with black beans and topped with turkey or chicken, lettuce, avocado and pickled onions. Habanero chiles accompany most dishes, either in solid or puréed form, along with fresh limes and corn tortillas.
  • Queso relleno, a "gourmet" dish featuring ground pork inside of a carved Edam cheese ball served with tomato sauce and gravy.
  • Pavo en Relleno Negro, a turkey meat stew cooked with a black paste made from roasted chiles, a local version of the mole de guajalote found throughout Mexico. The meat soaked in the black soup is also served in tacos, sandwiches and even in panuchos or salbutes and is usually referred to as "Relleno negro".
  • Sopa de Lima, a lime-flavored soup with meat (turkey, chicken, or pork), served with tortilla chips.
  • Papadzules, egg tacos covered in pumpkin seed sauce and tomatoes.
  • Cochinita Pibil, a marinated pork dish and by far the most renowned of Yucatecan food.
  • Xcatik, a type of chili.
  • Pavo en Relleno Blanco (or simply "Relleno Blanco"), a turkey stew almost like Pavo en Relleno Negro.
  • Xnipec, a fiery hot salsa or relish similar to pico de gallo, made with habanero chiles and Seville orange juice

Safety edit

 
A Dodge Charger squad car of the State Police

Yucatán is the safest state in Mexico[55][56] and Mérida was awarded City of Peace in 2011.[57][58]

The Yucatán State Police is the law enforcement agency inside the state.[59] The security in the interior of the state was praised multiple times by former president Felipe Calderón Hinojosa,[60] local and foreign businessmen,[61] as well as by governor Ivonne Ortega Pacheco.[62][63][64]

Notable people edit

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ Joined the federation under the name Federated Republic of Yucatán, and included the modern states of Yucatán, Campeche and Quintana Roo.
  2. ^ Spanish: Estado Libre y Soberano de Yucatán; Yucatec Maya: U Péetluʼumil Yucatán.[15]
  3. ^ Usually when historians talk about of the Republic of Yucatán, they are talking about the second republic.

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Order8th a Government GovernorMauricio Vila Dosal Senators 6 Jorge Carlos Ramirez Marin Veronica Camino Farjat Raul Paz Alonzo 5 DeputiesFederal Deputies Sergio Chale Cauich 1st Mario Xavier Peraza Ramirez 2nd Rommel Pacheco 3rd Beatriz Zavala 4th Consuelo del Carmen Navarrete Navarro 5th Area 7 Total39 524 km2 15 260 sq mi Ranked 20thHighest elevation 8 210 m 690 ft Population 2020 9 Total2 320 898 Rank21st Density59 km2 150 sq mi Rank17thDemonymYucateco a GDP 10 TotalMXN 428 billion US 21 3 billion 2022 Per capita US 8 996 2022 Time zoneUTC 6 CST Postal code97Area codeArea codes 969 985 986 988 991 997 999ISO 3166 codeMX YUCHDI0 773 high Ranked 20thWebsiteOfficial website It is located on the northern part of the Yucatan Peninsula It is bordered by the states of Campeche to the southwest and Quintana Roo to the southeast with the Gulf of Mexico off its northern coast Before the arrival of Spaniards in the Yucatan Peninsula the name of this region was Mayab 16 In the Yucatec Maya language mayab means flat 17 and is the source of the word Maya itself The peninsula was a very important region for the Maya civilization which reached the peak of its development here where the Mayans founded the cities of Chichen Itza Izamal Motul Mayapan Ek Balam and Ichcaanzihoo also called Ti ho now Merida 18 After the Spanish conquest of Yucatan early 16th to late 17th centuries the Yucatan peninsula became a single administrative and political entity the Captaincy General of Yucatan Following Mexican independence in 1821 the local Governor proclaimed independence Yucatan became part of the Mexican Empire in December 1821 After the collapse of the first Mexican Empire in March 1823 the first Republic of Yucatan founded in May 1823 voluntarily negotiated annexation to the Federal Republic of United Mexican States on December 21 1823 3 On March 16 1841 as a result of cultural and political conflicts around the federal pact Yucatan declared its independence from Mexico forming a second Republic of Yucatan Eventually on July 14 1848 Yucatan was forced to rejoin Mexico In 1858 in the middle of the Caste War of Yucatan the state of Yucatan was divided for the first time establishing Campeche as a separate state officially in 1863 During the Porfiriato in 1902 the state of Yucatan was divided again to form the Federal territory that later became the present state of Quintana Roo 19 As of 2016 update the Mexican National Public Security System ranked Yucatan among the safest Mexican states 20 Merida was awarded City of Peace in 2011 It is one of the two states the U S advises its citizens to exercise normal precautions alongside neighbouring Campeche 21 Contents 1 Etymology 2 History 2 1 Pre Columbian era 2 2 Exploration by Spanish soldiers 2 3 Spanish conquest 2 4 Canek rebellion during the colonial Yucatan 2 5 Yucatan in independent Mexico 2 5 1 Republic of Yucatan 2 5 2 Flag of the Republic of Yucatan 2 5 3 Caste War 2 5 4 The henequen industry 2 6 Late 20th century 3 Geography 4 Demography 4 1 Largest cities 4 2 Languages 4 3 Korean immigration 5 Government and politics 5 1 Government 5 2 Municipalities 5 3 Politics 6 Media 7 Food 8 Safety 9 Notable people 10 See also 11 Notes 12 References 13 Sources 14 External linksEtymology editSee also Yucatan Peninsula Etymology The name Yucatan also assigned to the peninsula came from early explorations of the Conquistadors from Europe Three different explanations for the origin of the name have been proposed The first is that the name resulted from confusion between the Mayan inhabitants and the first Spanish explorers around 1517 According to one of them Spaniards gave the name of Yucatan to the region because the Mayan answered their questions with the phrase uh yu ka t ann which in the Maya language means hear how they talk It is also said that it came from the answer of an indigenous Mayan to the question of a Spanish explorer who wanted to know the name of the region The Mayan probably replied Ma anaatik ka t ann which means in the Maya language I do not understand your speech or I do not understand you Probably the first person to propose the I do not understand version was the friar Toribio de Benavente Motolinia In his book Historia de los indios de la Nueva Espana History of the Indians of New Spain he says because talking with those Indians of the coast whatever the Spanish asked the Indians responded Tectetan Tectetan which means I don t understand you I don t understand you they corrupted the word and not understanding what the Indians said they said Yucatan is the name of this land and the same happened in a place a cape which they also called Cape Cotoch and Cotoch in that language means house 22 The second proposed explanation comes from Bernal Diaz del Castillo In his book Historia verdadera de la conquista de la Nueva Espana True History of the Conquest of New Spain he says Yucata means land of yucas 23 a plant that was cultivated by the Maya and was an important food source for them 24 History editPre Columbian era edit nbsp Temple of Kukulcan in Chichen Itza locally called El Castillo Main article Maya civilization See also Itzamna and Chichen Itza The origin of the first settlements has not been scientifically confirmed although the presence of first humans in the area dates from the late Pleistocene or ice age about 10 000 12 000 years according to the findings in the Loltun caves and caverns of Tulum Women of the Palms 25 The first Maya moved to the Peninsula circa 250 CE from the Peten today northern Guatemala to settle the southeastern peninsula in the modern Bacalar Quintana Roo 26 27 In 525 the Chanes Mayan tribe that preceded the Itza moved to the east of the peninsula founding Chichen Itza Izamal Motul Ek Balam Ichcaanziho modern Merida and Champoton Later Tutul Xiues Toltec descent who came from the coast of the Gulf of Mexico settled in the region causing displacement of the Itza and Cocomes a diversified branch of Itza and finally after years and many battles the League of Mayapan composed of the Itza the Xius and Cocomes was formed which eventually disintegrated circa 1194 28 giving way to a period of anarchy and fragmentation into small domains which the Spanish conquistadors found in the 16th century 29 Exploration by Spanish soldiers edit In 1513 Juan Ponce de Leon had already conquered the island of Borinquen now Puerto Rico and had visited Florida 30 Anton de Alaminos who was with Ponce de Leon on this latest discovery suspected that west of Cuba they could find new land Under their influence Diego Velazquez de Cuellar supported by the governor of Cuba organized an expedition commanded by Francisco Hernandez de Cordoba to explore the seas west of the island 31 This expedition sailed from port of Ajaruco on February 8 1517 to La Habana and after circling the island and sailing southwest by what is now known as the Yucatan Channel the expedition made landfall at the Yucatan Peninsula on March 1 There are discrepancies about where the first explorers arrived Some say it was in Isla Mujeres Bernal Diaz del Castillo places it at Cabo Catoche where they saw a great city which they named the Gran Cairo 32 Spanish conquest edit Main article Spanish conquest of Yucatan The conquest of Yucatan was completed two decades after the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire by Francisco de Montejo el Adelantado his son Francisco de Montejo y Leon el Mozo and his nephew Francisco de Montejo el Sobrino El Adelantado was in the expedition of Juan de Grijalva and was with Hernan Cortes in the third expedition that eventually became the Conquest of the Aztec Empire 33 He was subsequently appointed for the conquest of the Maya of Yucatan but failed in his first attempt in 1527 28 In 1529 he was appointed Governor of Tabasco with the order to pacify Tabasco and conquer Yucatan and Cozumel From Tabasco Montejo led a new campaign to Yucatan from the west 1531 35 and failed again in his attempt for conquest Circa 1535 after many bloody battles with the natives he reached the complete pacification of the Province of Tabasco and began planning his new foray to Yucatan El Adelantado was appointed governor of Honduras and then of Chiapas Therefore he gave his son El Mozo the mission to consummate the conquest of Yucatan Francisco de Montejo y Leon el Mozo founded the cities of San Francisco de Campeche on October 4 1540 and Merida on January 6 1542 in honor of Merida Extremadura The city of Merida was founded over the ruins of the Mayan city of Ichkanzihoo T ho and the stones of old Mayan pyramids were used for the new buildings Later government powers were changed from Santa Maria de la Victoria Tabasco to Merida on June 11 1542 34 The newly founded Merida was besieged by the Mayan troops of Nachi Cocom overlord or Halach uinik in Mayan language It was a definitive battle for the Conquest of Yucatan With that victory the Spaniards consolidated their control of the western part of the peninsula Francisco de Montejo El Adelantado appointed his nephew Francisco de Montejo el Sobrino to head the conquest of the eastern Yucatan which was achieved after many bloody battles ending with the foundation of the city of Valladolid on May 28 1543 Canek rebellion during the colonial Yucatan edit Main article Jacinto Canek Oppressive policies of inequality and prejudice were imposed on the native Mayans by the Spanish colonial government In November 1761 Jacinto Canek a Mayan from the town of Cisteil now located in Yaxcaba Municipality led an armed uprising against the government which was quickly put down Captured insurgents were taken to Merida where they were tried and tortured As a warning to the population against rebellion Cisteil was burned and covered with salt This abortive rebellion was not of great consequence to the colonial regime but it marked the history of the peninsula and clearly delineated anti colonial tensions in the region The uprising was a precursor to the social upheaval that would explode less than a century later as the Caste War The Canek rebellion is remembered today as a symbol of the racial and social conflict that predominated for centuries in the Spanish colonies Yucatan in independent Mexico edit nbsp Yucatan in Mexico 1824 Main article Mexican War of Independence Because of its geographical remoteness from the center of New Spain especially from Mexico City Yucatan was not militarily affected by the Mexican War of Independence though the influence was felt in other ways In 1820 Lorenzo de Zavala member of Sanjuanistas a group of creoles who met at the church of San Juan in downtown Merida created the Patriotic Confederation which eventually divided into two groups the supporters of the Spanish government under the Cadiz Constitution and another led by Zavala which sought outright independence from Spain Mariano Carrillo Albornoz then Governor of Yucatan sent Zavala and Manuel Garcia Sosa as deputies of the Cortes of Cadiz to Madrid while the other liberals were imprisoned While this was happening in Yucatan the Plan of Iguala was proclaimed in the current state of Guerrero at that time part of the Intendency of Mexico On September 15 1821 in the Hall of Councils of the City of Merida Yucatan declared its independence from Spain 35 Almost immediately Governor Juan Maria Echeverri sent two representatives to negotiate the incorporation of Yucatan into the Mexican Empire The incorporation into the Mexican Empire took place on November 2 1821 36 Republic of Yucatan edit Main article Republic of Yucatan The Mexican Empire was quickly overthrown 1823 under the Plan of Casa Mata and the provinces of the erstwhile empire became independent states The first Republic of Yucatan declared on May 29 1823 joined the Federal Republic of the United Mexican States as the Federated Republic of Yucatan on December 23 1823 37 38 The second Republic of Yucatan c emerged when the federal pact signed by Yucatan and endorsed in the Constitution of Yucatan of 1825 was broken by the centralist government of Mexico from 1835 In 1841 the state of Tabasco decreed its separation from Mexico and Miguel Barbachano then governor of Yucatan sent a commission headed by Justo Sierra O Reilly to meet with Tabasco authorities to propose the creation of an independent federal republic from Mexico formed by the two states The idea failed when Tabasco rejoined Mexico in 1842 On August 22 1846 Mexican interim president Jose Mariano Salas restored the 1824 constitution and federalism Two years later during the government of president Jose Joaquin de Herrera Miguel Barbachano ordered the reinstatement of Yucatan to Mexico under the Constitution of Yucatan of 1825 A decisive factor for the reinstatement was the Caste War which forced Yucatan to seek outside help In 1852 due to internal struggles between opposing political factions the Territory of Campeche was created On April 29 1863 during the government of Mexican President Benito Juarez Campeche gained its current status as an independent state 39 Flag of the Republic of Yucatan edit nbsp Flag of the Republic of Yucatan civil insignia of the Yucatecan without legal recognition Main article Flag of the Republic of Yucatan The flag of Yucatan was raised on March 16 1841 The period of the Republic of Yucatan was the only one in which the banner was officially used by the authorities of Yucatan Rodolfo Menendez de la Pena historian describes the flag of Yucatan The flag of Yucatan was divided into two parts green on left the right with three divisions red up and down and white in the middle In the green field highlighted five stars symbolizing the five departments that Yucatan was divided by decree of November 30 1840 Merida Izamal Valladolid Tekax and Campeche 40 The flag does not have official recognition in the state however it has a strong recognition among the people of the state 41 42 De facto state flag in any case according to a convention led by former president Ernesto Zedillo is a white flag with the shield of the state in the middle Caste War edit Main article Caste War of Yucatan The Caste War of Yucatan was a conflict that lasted from 1847 to 1901 It began with the revolt of native Maya people led by Maya chiefs Jacinto Pat and Cecilio Chi against the population of European descent called Yucatecos who had political and economic control A lengthy war ensued between the Yucateco forces in the north west of the Yucatan and the independent Maya in the south east It officially ended with the occupation of the Maya capital of Chan Santa Cruz by the Mexican army in 1901 although skirmishes with villages and small settlements that refused to acknowledge Mexican control continued for over another decade Adam Jones wrote This ferocious race war featured genocidal atrocities on both sides with up to 200 000 killed 43 Because of the conflict on November 24 1902 Yucatan had a second territorial division when Porfirio Diaz decreed the creation of the Federal Territory of Quintana Roo 44 with capital in the port of Payo Obispo today Chetumal In little more than half a century Yucatan lost more than two thirds of its original territory The henequen industry edit nbsp Agave fourcroydes commonly known as henequen in Yucatan sisal elsewhere and ki in Maya language Main article Henequen industry in Yucatan In the late 19th century the henequen industry grew to unprecedented power in the Yucatan The henequen grown in the Yucatan was used around the world for rope and twine and became known as sisal rope named after the seaside town of Sisal from where the rope was shipped Today Sisal is a sleepy fishing village being rediscovered by locals and visitors as a beach location for vacation homes The henequen industry provided financial autonomy to the isolated Yucatan The fiber of the henequen plant known as sosquil maya sos ki was manufactured into twine and rope used in riggings string sacks rugs and many other items It became the chief export item of the Yucatan making many local families very wealthy That wealth is today evident in the architecture of the colonial city of Merida as well as in the more than 150 haciendas that are spread throughout the Yucatan Peninsula Korean immigration to Mexico began in 1905 The first Korean migrants settled in Yucatan as workers in henequen plantations Labour brokers began advertising in newspapers in the Korean port city of Incheon in 1904 for workers willing to go to Mexico to work on henequen plantations for four or five year contracts citation needed A total of more than one thousand were recruited and departed from Incheon on board a British cargo ship on 4 April 1905 despite efforts by the Korean government to block their departure Once their contracts were up most settled in Mexico either continuing to work on henequen plantations or moving to various cities in the country citation needed Hundreds of prosperous haciendas abounded in the state until the advent of synthetic products after World War II the cultivation of henequen in other parts of the world and the self serving actions of some of the leading henequen growing families led to the gradual decline of the Yucatan s monopoly on the industry citation needed The great influx of wealth during that period from the henequen industry focused mainly on Merida the capital of Yucatan State It allowed the city of Merida to install street lights and a tram system even before Mexico City It is said that in the early 20th century the city had the largest number of millionaires per capita in the world Today Paseo de Montejo inspired by the Parisian avenue Champs Elysees is lined with the elegant houses built during that time These houses are mostly now renovated and serve as everything from private homes to banks hotels and restaurants Many of the haciendas today 45 have also been renovated and now serve as private homes event venues and upscale luxury hotels Late 20th century edit Until the mid 20th century most of Yucatan s contact with the outside world was by sea trade with the US and Cuba as well as Europe and other Caribbean islands was more significant than that with the rest of Mexico In the 1950s Yucatan was linked to the rest of Mexico by railway followed by highway in the 1960s ending the region s comparative isolation Today Yucatan still demonstrates a unique culture from the rest of Mexico including its own style of food Commercial jet airplanes began arriving in Merida in the 1960s and additional international airports were built first in Cozumel and then in the new planned resort community of Cancun in the 1980s making tourism a major force in the economy of the Yucatan Peninsula The first Maya governor of Yucatan Francisco Luna Kan was elected in 1976 Today the Yucatan Peninsula is a major tourism destination as well as home to one of the largest indigenous populations in Mexico the Maya people Geography editThe State of Yucatan is located on the Yucatan Peninsula It borders the states of Campeche to the southwest Quintana Roo to the east and southeast and the Gulf of Mexico to the north and west As a whole the state is extremely flat with little or no topographic variation with the exception of the Puuc hills located in the southern portion of the state Flora and fauna of Yucatan nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Yucatan wren White tailed deer Hawksbill sea turtle American flamingo Muscovy duck nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Jaguar Ocellated turkey White lipped peccary Ocelot Boa imperator nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Ceiba pentandra Enterolobium cyclocarpum Aloe vera Cylindropuntia imbricata Bixa orellana nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Morelet s crocodile Guatemalan black howler Crotalus simus Smalltooth sawfish Ctenosaura similisDemography editLargest cities edit Largest cities or towns in Yucatan Source 46 Rank Municipality Pop nbsp Merida nbsp Kanasin 1 Merida Merida 921 771 nbsp Valladolid nbsp Uman 2 Kanasin Kanasin 139 753 3 Valladolid Valladolid 56 494 4 Uman Uman 56 409 5 Tizimin Tizimin 52 593 6 Progreso Progreso 41 965 7 Ticul Ticul 35 183 8 Tekax de Alvaro Obregon Tekax 28 461 9 Hunucma Hunucma 28 412 10 Oxkutzcab Oxkutzcab 26 175 Historical populationYearPop 1895 47 298 569 1900309 652 3 7 1910339 613 9 7 1921358 221 5 5 1930386 096 7 8 1940418 210 8 3 1950516 899 23 6 1960614 049 18 8 1970758 355 23 5 19801 063 733 40 3 19901 362 940 28 1 19951 556 622 14 2 20001 658 210 6 5 20051 818 948 9 7 20101 955 577 7 5 20152 097 175 7 2 2020 9 2 320 898 10 7 Languages edit source source source source source source A Yucatec Maya speaker The most widespread indigenous language of Yucatan is Yucatec Maya spoken natively by approximately 800 000 people in Yucatan and adjacent Quintana Roo and Campeche especially in rural areas The Spanish spoken in Yucatan has lexical and some phonological borrowing from Mayan and employs many words of Mayan origin such as purux fat tuch navel and wixar urinate Korean immigration edit In 1905 1 003 Korean immigrants which included 802 men and 231 women and children departed from the port of Chemulpo Incheon aboard the ship Ilford to Salina Cruz Oaxaca Mexico The journey took 45 days after which they took a train to Coatzacoalcos Veracruz In the Veracruz port another boat was taken to the port of Progreso with the final destination being the capital city of Merida Yucatan 48 They arrived in May 1905 with previously signed contracts for four years work as indentured laborers on the Yucatan henequen haciendas Many of these Koreans were distributed throughout the Yucatan in 32 henequen haciendas 49 The town of Motul Yucatan located in the heart of the henequen zone was a destination for many of the Korean immigrants Subsequently in 1909 at the end of their contracts they began a new stage in which they scattered even further 50 Thus the majority of those who came were single men who made or remade their family lives with Yucatecan especially Maya women While Korean girls were much more subject to marriages arranged by Korean parents males had greater freedom when it came to making a family This rapid intermarriage by Koreans coupled with geographic dispersal prevented the establishment of close social networks among these migrants and therefore provided the basis for Korean descendants among the Yucatan Peninsula 49 After that 1905 ship no further entries of Koreans into Mexico were recorded until many years later leading to a new community of Koreans with completely different characteristics from those who entered in 1905 51 Government and politics editGovernment edit The Constitution of Yucatan provides that the government of Yucatan like the government of every other state in Mexico consists of three powers the executive the legislative and the judiciary Executive power rests in the governor of Yucatan who is directly elected by the citizens using a secret ballot to a six year term with no possibility of reelection Legislative power rests in the Congress of Yucatan which is a unicameral legislature composed of 25 deputies Judicial power is invested in the High Court of Justice of Yucatan and its district courts Municipalities edit Main article Municipalities of Yucatan The State of Yucatan is divided into 106 municipalities each headed by a municipal president mayor Usually municipalities are named after the city that serves as municipal seat e g the municipal seat of the Municipality of Merida is the City of Merida Politics edit The most recent local election in Yucatan was held on June 6 2021 Tourism in Yucatan nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Chichen Itza Uxmal Dzibilchaltun Ek Balam Kabah nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Merida Tizimin Valladolid Progreso Izamal nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Loltun Oxkutzcab Bolon Chohol Cuzama Dzitnup Valladolid Ik Kil Kaua Sacred Cenote Chichen ItzaMedia editNewspapers of Yucatan include Articulo 7 De Peso Merida Diario de Yucatan La I Noticias para Mi Merida Milenio Novedades Antes El Mundo al Dia and Por Esto Yucatan 52 53 Food editYucatecan food is its own unique style and is very different from what most people would consider Mexican food It includes influences from the local Mayan culture 54 as well as Caribbean European Spanish North African and Middle Eastern cultures as well as influence from the cuisine of other parts of Mexico There are many regional dishes Some of them are Poc Chuc a Mayan Yucatecan version of barbecued pork Salbutes and Panuchos Salbutes are soft cooked tortillas with lettuce tomato turkey and avocado on top Panuchos feature fried tortillas filled with black beans and topped with turkey or chicken lettuce avocado and pickled onions Habanero chiles accompany most dishes either in solid or pureed form along with fresh limes and corn tortillas Queso relleno a gourmet dish featuring ground pork inside of a carved Edam cheese ball served with tomato sauce and gravy Pavo en Relleno Negro a turkey meat stew cooked with a black paste made from roasted chiles a local version of the mole de guajalote found throughout Mexico The meat soaked in the black soup is also served in tacos sandwiches and even in panuchos or salbutes and is usually referred to as Relleno negro Sopa de Lima a lime flavored soup with meat turkey chicken or pork served with tortilla chips Papadzules egg tacos covered in pumpkin seed sauce and tomatoes Cochinita Pibil a marinated pork dish and by far the most renowned of Yucatecan food Xcatik a type of chili Pavo en Relleno Blanco or simply Relleno Blanco a turkey stew almost like Pavo en Relleno Negro Xnipec a fiery hot salsa or relish similar to pico de gallo made with habanero chiles and Seville orange juiceSafety editSee also Yucatan State Police nbsp A Dodge Charger squad car of the State Police Yucatan is the safest state in Mexico 55 56 and Merida was awarded City of Peace in 2011 57 58 The Yucatan State Police is the law enforcement agency inside the state 59 The security in the interior of the state was praised multiple times by former president Felipe Calderon Hinojosa 60 local and foreign businessmen 61 as well as by governor Ivonne Ortega Pacheco 62 63 64 Notable people editBennetto Payne 1909 1987 professional boxerSee also edit nbsp Geography portal nbsp North America portal nbsp Latin America portal nbsp Mexico portal Caste War of Yucatan Cenote Chicxulub crater Governor of Yucatan Himno de Yucatan Municipalities of Yucatan Spanish conquest of Yucatan Villa Carlota Mexico Yucatan State PoliceNotes edit Joined the federation under the name Federated Republic of Yucatan and included the modern states of Yucatan Campeche and Quintana Roo Spanish Estado Libre y Soberano de Yucatan Yucatec Maya U Peetluʼumil Yucatan 15 Usually when historians talk about of the Republic of Yucatan they are talking about the second republic References edit La bandera de Yucatan Diario de Yucatan Archived from the original on December 24 2009 Retrieved August 30 2010 La historia de la Republica de Yucatan Portal 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on July 18 2021 Retrieved January 26 2021 Citibanamex June 13 2023 Indicadores Regionales de Actividad Economica 2023 PDF in Spanish Retrieved August 13 2023 a b Yucatan Collins English Dictionary HarperCollins Archived from the original on July 26 2019 Retrieved July 26 2019 Yucatan Lexico UK English Dictionary Oxford University Press dead link Yucatan The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language 5th ed HarperCollins Retrieved July 26 2019 Yucatan Merriam Webster com Dictionary Retrieved July 26 2019 U Noj Aʼalmajtʼaanil U Peetluʼumil Yucatan Political Constitution of the State of Yucatan PDF in Yucatec Maya Archived PDF from the original on April 5 2023 Retrieved October 18 2023 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint unrecognized language link de San Buenaventura Joseph 1994 Historias de la conquista del Mayab 1511 1697 Universidad Autonoma de Yucatan Facultad de Ciencias Antropologicas p 183 ISBN 968 6843 59 0 Bricker Victoria 1998 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