Dzán Municipality (In the

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Language: “plunge or sunken") is a

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in the Mexican

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containing (61.31 km²) of land and is located roughly 95 km south of the city of Mérida.

History

There is no accurate data on when the town was founded, though it existed before the

conquest Conquest involves the annexation or control of another entity's territory through war or Coercion (international relations), coercion. Historically, conquests occurred frequently in the international system, and there were limited normative or ...

. At colonization, Dzán became part of the

encomienda The ''encomienda'' () was a Spanish Labour (human activity), labour system that rewarded Conquistador, conquerors with the labour of conquered non-Christian peoples. In theory, the conquerors provided the labourers with benefits, including mil ...

system. The area encompassing Dzán and

Muna Municipality Muna Municipality (In the Yucatec Maya Language: “soft water") is a municipality in the Mexican state of Yucatán containing (270.81 km2) of land and is located roughly 50 km south of the city of Mérida. History There is no accura ...

were joined at the time of encomienda. The first encomendero was Castilla in 1549 and it then passed to Alonso Rosado and Diego Rosado. By 1607 the encomendero was Pedro Rosado. Yucatán declared its independence from the Spanish Crown in 1821, and in 1825 the area was assigned to the high sierra partition of

Ticul Municipality Ticul de Morales Municipality is a municipality in the Mexican state of Yucatán. It is located in the western part of the state at () 100 km south of the state capital city of Mérida. The municipality, which has an area of , in the 2005 ...

. In 1932 it was designated as its own municipality.

Governance

The municipal president is elected for a three-year term. The town council has five councilpersons, who serve as Secretary and councilors of public works, public security, cemeteries and nomenclature.

Communities

The head of the municipality is Dzán, Yucatán. There are 4 populated areas of the municipality. The significant populations are shown below:

Local festivals

Every year from 6 to 14 September is the Festival of Cristo de San Román.

Tourist attractions

* Church of Santiago Apóstol, built in the seventeenth century * Chapel of the Holy Cross * Archaeological sites in the area around Dzán

References

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