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Cenote Zací. Valladolid is a popular city in which to explore the history and culture of the Yucatán Peninsula. Notable sights include the colonial-era ex-convent and church Convent of San Bernardino de Siena (named after saint Bernardino of Siena), which was built by Franciscan missionaries between 1552 and 1560 in the Sisal neighbourhood.
The Spanish conquest of Yucatán was the campaign undertaken by the Spanish conquistadores against the Late Postclassic Maya states and polities in the Yucatán Peninsula, a vast limestone plain covering south-eastern Mexico, northern Guatemala, and all of Belize. The Spanish conquest of the Yucatán Peninsula was hindered by its politically ...
Tales From The Yucatan: The Caste War of the Yucatan; The Caste War, the Church of the Speaking Cross, and the Cruzob Maya – by Jeanine Kitchel ← Dead link; The Caste Wars of the Yucatan and Northern Belize Archived 2005-11-25 at the Wayback Machine; In Search of the Talking Cross of Chan Santa Cruz Archived 2012-03-27 at the Wayback Machine
The Republic of Yucatán (Spanish: República de Yucatán) was a sovereign state during two periods of the nineteenth century. The first Republic of Yucatán, founded May 29, 1823, willingly joined the Mexican federation as the Federated Republic of Yucatán on December 23, 1823, less than seven months later. [ 1 ][ 2 ] The second Republic of ...
The Franciscan Missions to the Maya were the attempts of the Franciscans to Christianize the indigenous peoples of the New World, specifically the Maya. They began to take place soon after the "discovery" of the "New World" made by Christopher Columbus in 1492, which opened the door for Catholic missions. As early as 1519 there are records of ...
This is a timeline of Mexican history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events and improvements in Mexico and its predecessor states. To read about the background to these events, see history See also the list of heads of state of Mexico and list of years in Mexico .
Cenote Zací ( Spanish pronunciation: [seˈnote saˈki]) is a cenote located in the city of Valladolid, Yucatán. [1] The name Zací (“White Hawk”) comes from the Mayan settlement that was located there. [1] [2] It is where the Capul clan fought against the first conquistadors. [2] Valladolid was later founded in 1543. [3]
Valladolid Municipality, Yucatán. Location of Valladolid in Yucatán. Theater in Xocén. Valladolid Municipality ( Saki' in Maya) has its seat in Valladolid, Yucatán in the southeastern part of the Mexican state of Yucatán. Valladolid is in the inland eastern part of the state at 20.67°N 88.20°W .