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Yucatec Maya People
The Yucatec Mayas or Peninsular Mayans are Maya people who live in the Yucatan Peninsula in the Mexican states of Yucatán, Campeche and Quintana Roo and in the Districts of Corozal and Orange Walk in Belize. The vast majority of them speak the Yucatec Maya language, or maayat'aan (autoglottonym). History The preclassical period spanned from 2000 BC. C. to 250 AD. C.. During this time the early Mayan civilization gave rise. In the classic period (250-900) there was a lot of construction, urban planning, development of art and Mayan thought. During the postclassic period (950-1539) the Mayan civilization began to collapse and several cities were abandoned. Of 1847 to 1901 the War of Castes became in the Yucatan Peninsula. In her, the majority of the natives of the centre-south of the then #be of Yucatán (which spanned all the peninsula) infuriated against of the "targets" of the region because of the oppression that suffered. Cecilio Chi, Jacinto Pat and Manuel Antonio ...
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Christianity
Christianity is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion, which states that Jesus in Christianity, Jesus is the Son of God (Christianity), Son of God and Resurrection of Jesus, rose from the dead after his Crucifixion of Jesus, crucifixion, whose coming as the Messiah#Christianity, messiah (Christ (title), Christ) was Old Testament messianic prophecies quoted in the New Testament, prophesied in the Old Testament and chronicled in the New Testament. It is the Major religious groups, world's largest and most widespread religion with over 2.3 billion followers, comprising around 28.8% of the world population. Its adherents, known as Christians, are estimated to make up a majority of the population in Christianity by country, 157 countries and territories. Christianity remains Christian culture, culturally diverse in its Western Christianity, Western and Eastern Christianity, Eastern branches, and doctrinally diverse concerning Justification (theology), justification and the natur ...
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Kukulkán Rodeada De Azul
K’uk’ulkan, also spelled Kukulkan (; "Plumed Serpent", "Amazing Serpent"), is the serpent deity of Maya mythology. It is closely related to the deity Qʼuqʼumatz of the Kʼicheʼ people and to Quetzalcoatl of Aztec mythology. Prominent temples to Kukulkan are found at archaeological sites in the Yucatán Peninsula, such as Chichen Itza, Uxmal and Mayapan. The depiction of the Feathered Serpent is present in other cultures of Mesoamerica. Although heavily Mexicanised, Kukulkan has its origins among the Maya of the Classic Period. Little is known of the mythology of this Pre-Columbian era deity. Etymology In the Yucatec Maya language, the name is spelt ''Kʼukʼulkan'' () and in Tzotzil it is ''Kʼukʼul-chon'' (). The Yucatec form of the name is formed from the word ''kuk'' "feather" with the adjectival suffix ''-ul'', giving ''kukul'' "feathered", combined with ''kan'' "snake" (Tzotzil ''chon''), giving a literal meaning of "feathered snake". In the Chol-Ch'orti'-T ...
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List Of States Of Mexico
A Mexican State (), officially the Free and Sovereign State (), is a constituent federative entity of Mexico according to the Constitution of Mexico. Currently there are 31 states, each with its own constitution, government, state governor, and state congress. In the hierarchy of Mexican administrative divisions, states are further divided into municipalities. Currently there are 2,462 municipalities in Mexico. Although not formally a state, political reforms have enabled Mexico City (), the capital city of the United Mexican States to have a federative entity status equivalent to that of the states since January 29, 2016. Current Mexican governmental publications usually lists 32 federative entities (31 states and Mexico City), and 2,478 municipalities (including the 16 boroughs of Mexico City). Third or lower level divisions are sometimes listed by some governmental publications. List of federative entities Mexico City, though not formally a state, is included for com ...
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Milpa
In agriculture, a milpa is a field for growing food crops and a crop-growing system used throughout Mesoamerica, especially in the Yucatán Peninsula, in Mexico. The word ''milpa'' derives from the Nahuatl words ''milli'' and ''pan''. Based on the agronomy of the Maya and of other Mesoamerican peoples, the ''milpa'' system is used to produce crops of maize, beans, and squash without employing artificial pesticides and artificial fertilizers. The land-conservation cycle of the milpa is two years of cultivation and eight years of laying fallow. In the Mexican states of Jalisco and Michoacán and in central Mexico as well as Guanacaste Province Costa Rica, as an agricultural term ''milpa'' denotes a single corn plant; in El Salvador and Guatemala, ''milpa'' specifically refers to harvested crop of maize and the field for cultivation. The concept of ''milpa'' is a sociocultural construct rather than simply a system of agriculture. It involves complex interactions and relationship ...
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Hanal Pixán
The Day of the Dead () is a holiday traditionally celebrated on November 1 and 2, though other days, such as October 31 or November 6, may be included depending on the locality. The multi-day holiday involves family and friends gathering to pay respects and remember friends and family members who have died. These celebrations can take a humorous tone, as celebrants remember amusing events and anecdotes about the departed. It is widely observed in Mexico, where it largely developed, and is also observed in other places, especially by people of Mexican heritage. The observance falls during the Christian period of Allhallowtide. Some argue that there are Indigenous Mexican or ancient Aztec influences that account for the custom, though others see it as a local expression of the Allhallowtide season that was brought to the region by the Spanish; the Day of the Dead has become a way to remember those forebears of Mexican culture. The Day of the Dead is largely seen as having a festi ...
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Guayabera
The guayabera is a men's summer shirt, worn outside the trousers, distinguished by two columns of closely sewn pleats running the length of the front and back of the shirt. Typically made of linen, silk, or cotton, and appropriate for hot and/or humid weather, guayaberas are popular in Colombia, Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean (especially Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Panama, Haiti, and Puerto Rico), South America, Southeast Asia, Spain (specifically Andalucia and the Canary Islands), and Portugal. Design The design of a typical guayabera is distinguished by several details: * Either two or four patch pockets and two vertical rows of '' alforzas'' (fine, tiny pleats, usually 10, sewn closely together) run down the front and three down the back of the shirt. The pockets are detailed with ''alforzas'' that are identical to, and aligned with, the ''alforzas'' on the body of the shirt. * Long or short sleeves, the more common being the short-sleeved version, having a cuffed ...
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Fustian
Fustian is a variety of heavy cloth woven from cotton, chiefly prepared for menswear. History and use Known in Late Latin as ''fustaneum'' or ''fustanum'' and in Medieval Latin as ''pannus fustāneus'' ('fustian cloth') or ''tela fustānea'' ('fustian mesh'), the cloth is possibly named after the Egyptian city of Fustat near Cairo that manufactured such a material. It embraces plain twilled cloth known as jean, and cut fabrics similar to velvet, known as velveteen, moleskin, corduroy etc. The original medieval fustian was a stout but respectable cloth with a cotton weft and a linen Warp (weaving), warp. The term seems to have quickly become less precise, and was applied to a coarse cloth made of wool and linen, and in the reign of Edward III of England, the name was given to a woollen fabric. By the early 20th century, fustians were usually of cotton dyed various colours. In a petition to Parliament of England, Parliament during the reign of Mary I of England, Mary I, "f ...
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Doublet (clothing)
A doublet (; derived from the Italian language, Ital. ''giubbetta'') is a snug-fitting jacket that is shaped and fitted to a man's body. The garment was worn in Spain, and spread to the rest of Western Europe, from the late Middle Ages up to the 17th century. Until the end of the 15th century, the doublet was sometimes worn under another layer of clothing such as a gown, mantle, or houppelande when in public. In the 16th century it was covered by the jerkin which often matched. Women started wearing doublets in the 16th century. The doublet could be thigh length, hip length or waist length depending on the period, and worn over the shirt with matching or contrasting "hose", the term for the tight leggings and later breeches-like lower garment which were attached by lacing to the doublet with "points", the cord or ribbon laces. Like the pourpoint, its ancestor, the doublet was used by soldiers in the 15th and 16th centuries to facilitate the wearing of the brigandine, breastplat ...
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Huipil
''Huipil'' (Nahuatl: ''huīpīlli'' ; Ch'orti': ''b’ujk''; Chuj: ''nip'') is the most common traditional garment worn by indigenous women from central Mexico to Central America. It is a loose-fitting tunic, generally made from two or three rectangular pieces of fabric, which are then joined with stitching, ribbons, or fabric strips, with an opening for the head and, if the sides are sewn, openings for the arms. Traditional ''huipils'', especially ceremonial ones, are usually made with fabric woven on a backstrap loom and are decorated with designs woven into the fabric, embroidery, ribbons, lace, and more. However, some ''huipils'' are also made from commercial fabric. A ''huipil'' can vary in length from a short blouse to a garment long enough to reach the floor. The style of traditional huipils generally indicates the ethnicity and community of the wearer as each has its own methods of creating the fabric and decorations. Ceremonial huipils are suitable for weddings, buri ...
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Chan Santa Cruz
Chan Santa Cruz was a late 19th-century indigenous Maya state in the modern-day Mexican state of Quintana Roo. It was also the name of a shrine that served as the center of the Maya CruzoobAlso spelled ''Cruzob'' or ''Crusoob''. religious movement, and of the town that developed around the shrine, now known as Felipe Carrillo Puerto. The town was historically the main center of what is now Quintana Roo, and it acted as the ''de facto'' capital for the Maya during the Caste War of Yucatán. History Before and during Spanish colonization Before Spanish colonization, the people in the land that would become the Chan Santa Cruz state were predominantly indigenous descendants of the Maya. Its northern reaches were likely part of the state of Coba during the Classic Period. After the Spanish began to occupy nearby areas, the Xiu Maya state in the western half of the Yucatán Peninsula chose to ally with the newly-neighboring Empire. The Itzá state continued to train and ed ...
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Manuel Antonio Ay
Manuel Antonio Ay (c. 1817– July 26, 1847) was a Yucatec Maya peoples, Maya military leader and revolutionary, and chief of the village of Chichimilá Municipality, Chichimilá. Life Ay was the batab of Chichimilá. He would often help indigenous villagers with legal matters as he was literate while many of the local Maya could not read or write. Ay fought in the 1846 rebellion against the Mérida, Yucatán, Merida-based government of Miguel Barbachano, President of the Republic of Yucatán. He participated in the capture of Chemax Municipality, Chemax in 1846 and Valladolid in 1847 under the orders of Colonel Antonio Trujeque and with the support of Santiago Méndez. However, after their military success, many of the Maya troops decided to declare independence themselves, putting them at odds with Méndez. Ay was one of the most active organizers of the indigenous insurrection. In 1847, he met with Cecilio Chi, Jacinto Pat, and Bonifacio Novelo to plan the uprising that would ...
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Jacinto Pat
Jacinto Pat (1797 − September 8, 1849) was a Maya leader and '' batab'' best known for helping lead the rebels in the Caste War of Yucatán. Early life According to the ''Encyclopedia of Quintana Roo'', Pat is an ancient Mayan surname that means "to invent", "to create" and "to make things with clay or wax". Before the Spanish invasion, the Pat family ruled the Mayan chiefdom of Ekab and held power on the island of Cozumel. Ah Naum Pat was the Halach Uinik of Cozumel, and when the Spanish invaders arrived, many inhabitants of the island moved to the Yucatán peninsula. More than 70 families with the last name Pat lived in Cochuah, especially in Tihosuco. Pat was from Tihosuco in present-day Quintana Roo. He was a landowner; his properties included Culumpich hacienda and Rancho Panabá. The Caste War In 1847, a rebellion against the criollo government broke out when Pat joined with Cecilio Chi, a Maya ''batab'' from Tepich. After helping to lead the sack of Valladolid, Pat wa ...
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