Polity Chan Santa Cruz

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Chan Santa Cruz was an indigenous Maya state, in what is now the Mexican state of Quintana Roo, of which it was the main center. This area was the center of the Caste War of Yucatán.

Establishment

  • August 1847: Chan Santa Cruz was an indigenous Maya state, in what is now the Mexican state of Quintana Roo, of which it was the main center. This area was the center of the Caste War of Yucatán beginning in 1847, by which the Maya established some autonomous areas on the east side of the Yucatán Peninsula.

Chronology

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Disestablishment

  • January 1936: After continuing guerrilla attacks against the Mexicans, under the leadership of General Francisco May, the Maya signed a formal peace treaty with the government of Mexico.