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Yaxcabá Municipality

Field	Value
official_name	Yaxcabá
native_name
settlement_type	Municipality
image_skyline	Palacio Municipal de Yaxcabá.jpg
image_caption	Municipal Palace
image_map	Mexico Yucatan Yaxcaba location map.svg
pushpin_map	Mexico
pushpin_label_position	left
pushpin_map_caption	Location of the Municipality in Mexico
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	Mexico
subdivision_type1	State
subdivision_name1	[[File:Flag of Yucatan.svg	40px]] Yucatán
government_type	[[File:PAN Party (Mexico).svg	22px]] 2012–2015
leader_title	Municipal President
leader_name	Melba Rosana Gamboa Avila
established_title	Mexico Ind.
established_date	1821
established_title2	Yucatan Est.
established_date2	1824
established_title3	Municipality Est.
established_date3	1923
area_note
area_total_km2	1079
population_as_of	2010
population_total	14,802
population_blank1_title	Demonym
timezone	Central Standard Time
utc_offset	-6
timezone_DST	Central Daylight Time
utc_offset_DST	-5
coordinates
elevation_m	27
blank_name_sec1	INEGI Code
blank_info_sec1	104
blank_name_sec2	Major Airport
blank_info_sec2	Merida (Manuel Crescencio Rejón) International Airport
blank1_name_sec2	IATA Code
blank1_info_sec2	MID
blank2_name_sec2	ICAO Code
blank2_info_sec2	MMMD

A mural on the community center in Yaxcabá depicting a Mayan family and ''milpa''

Yaxcabá (; from ) is a municipality in the Mexican state of Yucatán containing 1079 km2 of land and located roughly 80 km southeast of the city of Mérida.

History

The town is believed to have been founded by the Cocom who survived the destruction of Mayapan, in 1441. After the conquest the area became part of the encomienda system. The encomienda was established in 1549 for Martín de Luguízamo and was assigned in 1562 to Joaquín de Luguízamo. Juan Jiménez de Tejeda took over the encomienda in 1607 and in 1622, Gregorio de Cetina became encomendero, leaving the property in 1688 to Diego de Cetina. In 1693 the trust was the responsibility of Cristóbal Maldonado Jurado and a minor Fernando Maldonado. Andrés de Valdés later served as encomendero.

Yucatán declared its independence from the Spanish Crown in 1821. On 8 September 1848, a group of Indians under the leadership of Cecilio Chí captured the town during the Caste War of Yucatán. Coronel Eulogio Rosado who was stationed in Mérida retook the village on the orders of the government.

In 1923, Yaxcabá was designated as its own municipality.

Governance

The municipal president is elected for a three-year term. The town council has nine councilpersons, who serve as Secretary and councilors of education, security and roads, agriculture and policing, public lighting, legalities, cemeteries, health, and sports.

Communities

The head of the municipality is Yaxcabá, Yucatán. There are 66 different communities in the municipality, including Abán, Acapulco, Balam, Canakon, Cenote, Chanciteen, Chich, Chimay, Cholul, Chunchucmil, Cola Blanca, Huchin, Kankabzonot, Libre Unión, Miguel Hidalgo, Nicteil, Oxulá, Paraíso, Popola, Quintana Roo, Sacnité, Sahcabá, San Arturo, San Francisco, San Isidro, San José, San José I, San Juan de los Itzá, San Manuel, San Marcos, San Pedro, San Tomás, Santa Amelia, Santa Eugenia, Santa María, Santa Rita, Santa Rosa, Santo Domingo, Sipché, Tahdzibichén, Teelhú, Tiholop, Tinucáh, Tixcacaltuyub, Tzupich, Tzutzuyub, Xabitita, Xanlá, Xíat, Xinchil, Xlapák, X-ochil, Xolobitancia, X-tosil, Xuul, Yokdzonot, Yoxunah. The significant populations are shown below:

Community	Population
Entire Municipality (2010)	14,802
Canakom	title=Canakom	url=http://mexico.pueblosamerica.com/i/canakom/	website=PueblosAmerica	publisher=PueblosAmerica	access-date=5 July 2015	language=es	date=2005}}
Kancabdzonot	title=Kancabdzonot	url=http://mexico.pueblosamerica.com/i/kancabdzonot/	website=PueblosAmerica	publisher=PueblosAmerica	access-date=5 July 2015	language=es	date=2005}}
Libre Unión	title=Libre Unión	url=http://mexico.pueblosamerica.com/i/libre-union/	website=PueblosAmerica	publisher=PueblosAmerica	access-date=5 July 2015	language=es	date=2005}}
Santa María	title=Santa María	url=http://mexico.pueblosamerica.com/i/santa-maria-169/	website=PueblosAmerica	publisher=PueblosAmerica	access-date=5 July 2015	language=es	date=2005}}
Tahdzibichen	title=Tahdzibichen	url=http://mexico.pueblosamerica.com/i/tahdzibichen-2/	website=PueblosAmerica	publisher=PueblosAmerica	access-date=5 July 2015	language=es	date=2005}}
Tiholop	title=Tiholop	url=http://mexico.pueblosamerica.com/i/tiholop/	website=PueblosAmerica	publisher=PueblosAmerica	access-date=5 July 2015	language=es	date=2005}}
Tixcacaltuyub	title=Tixcacaltuyub	url=http://mexico.pueblosamerica.com/i/tixcacaltuyub/	website=PueblosAmerica	publisher=PueblosAmerica	access-date=5 July 2015	language=es	date=2005}}
Yaxcabá	title=Yaxcabá	url=http://mexico.pueblosamerica.com/i/yaxcaba/	website=PueblosAmerica	publisher=PueblosAmerica	access-date=5 July 2015	language=es	date=2005}}
Yaxunah	title= Yaxunah	url=http://mexico.pueblosamerica.com/i/yaxunah/	website=PueblosAmerica	publisher=PueblosAmerica	access-date=5 July 2015	language=es	date=2005}}
Yokdzonot	title=Yokdzonot	url=http://mexico.pueblosamerica.com/i/yokdzonot-4/	website=PueblosAmerica	publisher=PueblosAmerica	access-date=5 July 2015	language=es	date=2005}}

Local festivals

Each year in April is a fiesta held for the Holy Cross. From 20 to 29 June the town hosts a celebration in honor St. Peter and St. Paul and from 1 to 5 October there is a festival in honor of St. Francis of Assisi.

Landmarks

Architectural

Church of St. Francis of Assisi from the colonial era
Chapel of the Virgin of Guadalupe from the colonial era.
Church of Santa Cruz
Former convent and Church of St. Peter
Chapel of St. Nicholas

Archaeological

Libre unión Yaxunáh, Ixpanioh, Xucul, Yokdzonot, Xcanyá, Tixcacaltuyub and Yanláh.

References

(12 July 2012). "Priistas agradecidos". Diario de Yucarán.
"Municipios de Yucatán »Yaxcabá".
"Mexico In Figures:Yaxcabá, Yucatán". Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía (INEGI).
(1978). "Población y encomienda en Yucatán bajo los Austrias". Escuela de Estudios Hispano-Americanos.
"Yaxcabá". Enciclopedia de Los Municipios y Delegaciones de México.
(2005). "Canakom". PueblosAmerica.
(2005). "Kancabdzonot". PueblosAmerica.
(2005). "Libre Unión". PueblosAmerica.
(2005). "Santa María". PueblosAmerica.
(2005). "Tahdzibichen". PueblosAmerica.
(2005). "Tiholop". PueblosAmerica.
(2005). "Tixcacaltuyub". PueblosAmerica.
(2005). "Yaxcabá". PueblosAmerica.
(2005). "Yaxunah". PueblosAmerica.
(2005). "Yokdzonot". PueblosAmerica.

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