The Municipality of Yaxcabá is one of the 106 subdivisions

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 the 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....

 in Mexico

Mexico

The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...

. Its municipal seat is located in the City of Yaxcabá.

Yaxcabá means place of green earth.

Location

This municipality is located 90 kilometers southeast of the city of Merida and in the central region of the state. It is between latitude 20° 19' and 20° 49' north and the longitude 80° 36' and 88° 56' west.

Its borders are on the north the municipality of Sudzal, on the south Chacsinkín, on the east Chankom and to the west Sotuta.

Communities

The municipality is made up of 66 different communities, of which the most important are:

• Yaxcabá (Municipal Seat)
• Tixcacaltuyub
• Libre Unión
• Tahdzibichen
• Tiholop

History

It is believed that the settlement was established by the survivors of the fall of Mayapan in 1441.

In colonial times under the encomienda system it was administered by Joachim of Leguizano (1562) and Andres Valdes.

Architectural

In the municipality seat Yaxcabá, there is St. Francis of Assisi church, the chapel dedicated to the Virgin of Guadalupe, all dating from the colonial era. There is also the Santa Cruz church, former convent and parish of St. Peter and St. Nicholas Chapel.

Archaeological

Libre unión Yaxunáh

Yaxuna

Yaxuna is a Maya archaeological site in the municipality of Yaxcabá in Yucatán, Mexico.The settlement had a long continuous occupation running from the Middle Formative Period through the Postclassic. The Late Formative saw the construction of a number of triadic architectural groups linked with...

, Ixpanioh, Xucul, Yokdzonot, Xcanyá, Tixcacaltuyub and Yanláh.

Local Festivals

In April the annual festival takes place in Santa Cruz.

20 to 29 June celebration to honor St. Peter and St. Paul.

1 to 5 October a carnival in honor of St. Francis of Assisi.