Chetumal Province
Maya province in Yucatan from c. 950 to 1544 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the Postclassic Maya province. For the modern city, see Chetumal. For the archaeological site, see Santa Rita, Corozal.
Chetumal, or the Province of Chetumal (/ˌtʃɛtʊˈmɑːl/ che-tuu-MAHL, Yucatec Mayan: u kuchkabal Chetumal, Mayan pronunciation: [u kutʃkaˈbal tʃetuˈmal]), was a Postclassic Maya state of the Yucatan Peninsula, in the Maya Lowlands.[1][2][note 1][note 2][note 3]
Quick Facts Province of Chetumalu kuchkabal Chetumal (Yucatecan Mayan), Status ...
Province of Chetumal u kuchkabal Chetumal (Yucatecan Mayan) | |||||||||||
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ca. 950–1544 | |||||||||||
Status | Dissolved | ||||||||||
Capital | Chichen Itza; Mayapan; Chetumal | ||||||||||
Common languages | Yucatecan Mayan | ||||||||||
Religion | Maya polytheism; Cult of Kukulkan | ||||||||||
Government | Theocratic, absolute monarchy | ||||||||||
King | |||||||||||
• ca. 1441-1446 | Ah Xiu Xupan (last) | ||||||||||
Governor | |||||||||||
• ca. 1514–1544 | Nachan Kan (last) | ||||||||||
Historical era | Postclassic to Spanish conquest | ||||||||||
ca. 950 | |||||||||||
ca. 1250 | |||||||||||
1527–1544 | |||||||||||
4 March 1544 | |||||||||||
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Today part of | Belize; Mexico |
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