Tizimín
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Tizimín is one of the 106 municipalities
of Yucatan with a municipal seat of the same name. The municipality is located in the north-east of the Mexican state of Yucatán
, and it is the largest municipality in the state with a territory that is 11% of the total area of the state. As of 2005 it also has the second largest population of any municipality in the state, the largest being Merida and the third largest being Valladolid
.
The city of Tizimín is the municipal seat and is located at about 160 km east of Mérida, Yucatán
, 200 km west of Cancún, Quintana Roo, and 42 km south of Río Lagartos
, the city's traditional sea port on the Gulf of Mexico
. The municipal seat's population of 42,283 is about 60% of the total population of the municipality.
The word "Tizimin" means "tapir
" in the Maya language
. With the Spanish conquest of Yucatán
, Tizimín was established as a Spanish colonial town in 1544.
is its northern border and Quintana Roo
is its eastern border. And the municipality borders the following municipalities: to the south Temozón
, Calotmul and Chemax
; and to the west Sucilá, Panabá
and Rio Lagartos
.
Supporting this active economic development, the municipality has a broad network of educational infrastructure, health facilities, highways and hotels.
The former convent and parish of the Holy Kings built in the seventeenth century.
Ex convent and temple of San Francisco built in the sixteenth century.
Archaeological:
Annual agricultural and industrial exhibition.
In Sucopo there is a festival honoring the Virgin of the Candelaria, from 28 to 31 January.
1542 The Spanish captain Sebastian Burgos, with his companion Francisco de Montejo
(a Nephew), conquered the territory.
1543 The town of Valladolid
is founded on the banks of the lagoon Chouac-Ha. (it is important to note here that the Chouac-Ha lagoon, which was the original location of the now city of Valladolid, now belongs to the municipality of Tizimin. While Valladolid
was founded in here, it was later abandoned as the residents had too many problems with mosquito
es and humidity. As the site is part of the municipality of Tizimin, the fact that this historical event that occurred in the municipality is highlighted as part of its history.
1549 Tizimin was a land parcel owned by Captain Sebastian de Burgos.
1824 The State Congress decrees the reestablishment of Indian republics. Tizimin was one of those republics.
1835 A conservative unitary system of government was instituted in Mexico (a centralized dictatorship unconstitutionally brought forth and held by the then-President: Santa Anna
. Yucatán
became a department, and authority was imposed from the center.
1838 Discontent increased and an insurrection erupted in Tizimín in May, advocating Yucatecan independence.
1870 This year the parish priest of the village of Tizimin, Manuel Luciano Perez, sends a rare manuscript that has been called Chilam Balam
of Tizimin to the Illustrious Excellency Bishop of Yucatan, Dr. Crescendo Carrillo y Ancona, with the remark that it has been in his possession for a number of years. It is now preserved in the National Museum of Anthropology and History in Mexico City.
1913 On November 30 the inauguration of the railway from Espita-Tizimin, on this day the first locomotive arrives at the station in Tizimin.
1943 On May 29 start of the fourth centenary celebrations of the founding of Valladolid, in the Chouac-Ha (in this place was founded the city of Valladolid on the site that belongs to the municipality of Tizimin).
1975 For the first time in the history of Yucatan, a European monarch comes to visit Tizimin and its people. On February 28 Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom of Great Britain formally inaugurated the zoo and botanical garden at Tizimin. Queen Elizabeth II also visited Uxmal and until recently the chain that was added so that she could climb the temple of the magician was still in place.
Municipalities of Yucatán
The Mexican state of Yucatán is made up of 106 municipios , organized into 9 administrative regions. Most of the names of the municipalities come from the Yucatec Maya language, which is still spoken by more of 30% of the population, according to INEGI ....
of Yucatan with a municipal seat of the same name. The municipality is located in the north-east of the Mexican state of Yucatán
Yucatán
Yucatán officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Yucatán is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 106 municipalities and its capital city is Mérida....
, and it is the largest municipality in the state with a territory that is 11% of the total area of the state. As of 2005 it also has the second largest population of any municipality in the state, the largest being Merida and the third largest being Valladolid
Valladolid, Yucatán
Valladolid is a small city in Valladolid Municipality in the southeastern part of the Mexican state of Yucatán. Valladolid is in the inland eastern part of the state....
.
The city of Tizimín is the municipal seat and is located at about 160 km east of Mérida, Yucatán
Mérida, Yucatán
Mérida is the capital and largest city of the Mexican state of Yucatán and the Yucatán Peninsula. It is located in the northwest part of the state, about from the Gulf of Mexico coast...
, 200 km west of Cancún, Quintana Roo, and 42 km south of Río Lagartos
Río Lagartos
Río Lagartos is a town in the state of Yucatán, Mexico. The town lies 42 kilometres north of Tizimín. Mérida is approximately 230 kilometres further....
, the city's traditional sea port on the Gulf of Mexico
Gulf of Mexico
The Gulf of Mexico is a partially landlocked ocean basin largely surrounded by the North American continent and the island of Cuba. It is bounded on the northeast, north and northwest by the Gulf Coast of the United States, on the southwest and south by Mexico, and on the southeast by Cuba. In...
. The municipal seat's population of 42,283 is about 60% of the total population of the municipality.
The word "Tizimin" means "tapir
Tapir
A Tapir is a large browsing mammal, similar in shape to a pig, with a short, prehensile snout. Tapirs inhabit jungle and forest regions of South America, Central America, and Southeast Asia. There are four species of Tapirs: the Brazilian Tapir, the Malayan Tapir, Baird's Tapir and the Mountain...
" in the Maya language
Maya language
A Maya language is one of a group of languages spoken by the Maya peoples of Mesoamerica.Maya language may also refer to:* Yucatec Maya language or Maya, a Mayan language spoken in the Yucatán Peninsula...
. With the Spanish conquest of Yucatán
Spanish conquest of Yucatán
The Spanish conquest of Yucatán was the campaign undertaken by the Spanish conquistadores against the Late Postclassic Maya states and polities, particularly in the northern and central Yucatán Peninsula but also involving the Maya polities of the Guatemalan highlands region...
, Tizimín was established as a Spanish colonial town in 1544.
Boundaries
The Gulf of MexicoGulf of Mexico
The Gulf of Mexico is a partially landlocked ocean basin largely surrounded by the North American continent and the island of Cuba. It is bounded on the northeast, north and northwest by the Gulf Coast of the United States, on the southwest and south by Mexico, and on the southeast by Cuba. In...
is its northern border and Quintana Roo
Quintana Roo
Quintana Roo officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Quintana Roo is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 10 municipalities and its capital city is Chetumal....
is its eastern border. And the municipality borders the following municipalities: to the south Temozón
Temozón
The Municipality of Temozón is one of the 106 subdivisions of the State of Yucatán in Mexico. Its municipal seat is located in the City of Temozón.-Location:This municipality is located in the eastern region of the state...
, Calotmul and Chemax
Chemax
The Municipality of Chemax is one of the 106 subdivisions of the State of Yucatán in Mexico. Its municipal seat is located in the City of Chemax.-Location:This municipality is located in the eastern part of the State of Yucatán...
; and to the west Sucilá, Panabá
Panabá
Panabá is one of 106 municipalities in the state of Yucatán, Mexico.It is located in the eastern region of the Yucatán Peninsula's northern coast. Panabá is also the name of the municipality's largest township that is its municipal seat...
and Rio Lagartos
Río Lagartos
Río Lagartos is a town in the state of Yucatán, Mexico. The town lies 42 kilometres north of Tizimín. Mérida is approximately 230 kilometres further....
.
Communities
The municipality has 588 named communities, of which the most important are:- TiziminTizimínTizimín is one of the 106 municipalities of Yucatan with a municipal seat of the same name. The municipality is located in the north-east of the Mexican state of Yucatán, and it is the largest municipality in the state with a territory that is 11% of the total area of the state...
(Municipal Seat)
- Popolnáh
- Dzonot Carretero
- Tixcancal
- Chan Cenote
- Colonia Yucatan
- El Cuyo (small port located on the northeast of the town of Tizimin)
Economy
The city of Tizimín is the second most economically important city of Yucatan state, only after the municipality of Merida. It has good diversification of commerce. The main activities take place in the agricultural, forestry, industry, fisheries and tourism. Its production of meat, milk and cheese serving a large percentage of the needs of the state of Yucatan and the adjacent territory upstate Quintana Roo, including a good part of the robust demand for Cancun, the town that is one of the main drivers of the economy in southeastern Mexico.Supporting this active economic development, the municipality has a broad network of educational infrastructure, health facilities, highways and hotels.
Tourist attractions
Cenotes- Paccha
- 3 Bocas
- Azul
The former convent and parish of the Holy Kings built in the seventeenth century.
Ex convent and temple of San Francisco built in the sixteenth century.
Archaeological:
- Ake Dzonot
- El palmar
- Chunhuele
- Xlacab
- Panabá
- Haltunchen
- Xuencal
Annual agricultural and industrial exhibition.
Fesitivals
Tizimín is known for its festival in honor of the Three Kings. The festivities begin on December 29 and conclude on January 6 of the following year.In Sucopo there is a festival honoring the Virgin of the Candelaria, from 28 to 31 January.
History
In the days before the Spanish conquest of Yucatan, Tizimin municipality was a part of the province of Cupules.1542 The Spanish captain Sebastian Burgos, with his companion Francisco de Montejo
Francisco de Montejo
Francisco de Montejo y Alvarez was a Spanish conquistador in Mexico and Central America.Francisco de Montejo was born in Salamanca, Spain, in 1479 to Juan de Montejo and Catalina Alvarez de Tejeda. He left Spain in 1514, and arrived in Cuba in time to join Grijalva's expedition along the coast of...
(a Nephew), conquered the territory.
1543 The town of Valladolid
Valladolid, Yucatán
Valladolid is a small city in Valladolid Municipality in the southeastern part of the Mexican state of Yucatán. Valladolid is in the inland eastern part of the state....
is founded on the banks of the lagoon Chouac-Ha. (it is important to note here that the Chouac-Ha lagoon, which was the original location of the now city of Valladolid, now belongs to the municipality of Tizimin. While Valladolid
Valladolid, Yucatán
Valladolid is a small city in Valladolid Municipality in the southeastern part of the Mexican state of Yucatán. Valladolid is in the inland eastern part of the state....
was founded in here, it was later abandoned as the residents had too many problems with mosquito
Mosquito
Mosquitoes are members of a family of nematocerid flies: the Culicidae . The word Mosquito is from the Spanish and Portuguese for little fly...
es and humidity. As the site is part of the municipality of Tizimin, the fact that this historical event that occurred in the municipality is highlighted as part of its history.
1549 Tizimin was a land parcel owned by Captain Sebastian de Burgos.
1824 The State Congress decrees the reestablishment of Indian republics. Tizimin was one of those republics.
1835 A conservative unitary system of government was instituted in Mexico (a centralized dictatorship unconstitutionally brought forth and held by the then-President: Santa Anna
Antonio López de Santa Anna
Antonio de Padua María Severino López de Santa Anna y Pérez de Lebrón , often known as Santa Anna or López de Santa Anna, known as "the Napoleon of the West," was a Mexican political leader, general, and president who greatly influenced early Mexican and Spanish politics and government...
. Yucatán
Yucatán
Yucatán officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Yucatán is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 106 municipalities and its capital city is Mérida....
became a department, and authority was imposed from the center.
1838 Discontent increased and an insurrection erupted in Tizimín in May, advocating Yucatecan independence.
1870 This year the parish priest of the village of Tizimin, Manuel Luciano Perez, sends a rare manuscript that has been called Chilam Balam
Chilam Balam
The so-called Books of Chilam Balam are handwritten, chiefly 18th-century Mayan miscellanies, named after the small Yucatec towns where they were originally kept, and preserving important traditional knowledge in which indigenous Mayan and early Spanish traditions have coalesced...
of Tizimin to the Illustrious Excellency Bishop of Yucatan, Dr. Crescendo Carrillo y Ancona, with the remark that it has been in his possession for a number of years. It is now preserved in the National Museum of Anthropology and History in Mexico City.
1913 On November 30 the inauguration of the railway from Espita-Tizimin, on this day the first locomotive arrives at the station in Tizimin.
1943 On May 29 start of the fourth centenary celebrations of the founding of Valladolid, in the Chouac-Ha (in this place was founded the city of Valladolid on the site that belongs to the municipality of Tizimin).
1975 For the first time in the history of Yucatan, a European monarch comes to visit Tizimin and its people. On February 28 Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom of Great Britain formally inaugurated the zoo and botanical garden at Tizimin. Queen Elizabeth II also visited Uxmal and until recently the chain that was added so that she could climb the temple of the magician was still in place.