Cacalchén | |
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Locality | |
.jpg) Principal Church of Cacalchén, Yucatán | |
  Cacalchén Location of Cacalchén Show map of Yucatán (state) Cacalchén Cacalchén (Mexico) Show map of Mexico | |
| Coordinates:20°58′56″N89°13′40″W / 20.98222°N 89.22778°W /20.98222; -89.22778 | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State |  Yucatán |
| Elevation | 10 m (30 ft) |
| Population (2010[2]) | |
• Total | 6,787 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central Standard Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time) |
| INEGI Code | 009 |
| Major Airport | Merida (Manuel Crescencio Rejón) International Airport |
| IATA Code | MID |
| ICAO Code | MMMD |
Cacalchén (In theYucatec Maya Language: “place of the well with two mouths”) is a locality and the municipal seat of the eponymousCacalchén Municipality in the Mexican state ofYucatán.
There is no extant record of Mayan settlement prior to the conquest. After theconquest the area became part of theencomienda system and Maria Sanchez Sosa was one of the first known encomenderos.[1]
Yucatán declared its independence from the Spanish Crown in 1821 and in 1825, the area was assigned to the coastal region with its headquarters in Izamal. In May 1848 during theCaste War of Yucatán, Cacalchén became a refuge to Colonel José del Carmen Bello after the Mayan rebels defeated government troops and took Izamal. In December of the same year, the Mayan guerrillas commanded by Jacinto Pat looted the town and killed the white settlers.[1]
In 1900, Cacalchén became the municipal seat of the municipality which bears its name.[1]
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Every year from 20 to 29 June a celebration is held in honor of the patron saints of the town, St. Peter and St. Paul.[1]
