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The Republic of Yucatán was a sovereign state during two periods of the nineteenth century. They joined the Mexican federation as the Federated Republic of Yucatán on December 23, 1823, less than seven months later. The second Republic of Yucatán began in 1841, with its declaration of independence from the Centralist Republic of Mexico after that they joined Mexico. The area of the former republic includes the modern Mexican states of Yucatán, Campeche and Quintana Roo. It ended in 1848.
Republic of Yucatán | |||||||||||
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1841–1848 | |||||||||||
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Capital | Mérida | ||||||||||
Common languages | Spanish (de facto) Yucatec Maya | ||||||||||
Religion | Roman Catholic | ||||||||||
Government | Republic | ||||||||||
President | |||||||||||
• 1840–1844 (first) | Santiago Méndez | ||||||||||
• 1847–1848 (last) | Miguel Barbachano | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
• Independence | March 16 1841 | ||||||||||
• Disestablished | July 14 1848 | ||||||||||
Currency | Mexican Peso ($) | ||||||||||
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Today part of | Mexico Belize |
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