María Uicab

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María Uicab († after July 31, 1872 near Tulum , Mexico ) was a Mayan priestess who practiced the cult of the speaking cross in Tulum during the Caste War in the 1860s .

In addition to the ecclesiastical power, María Uicab also held secular power in Tulum, which is why she was also referred to as the "Queen of Tulum". During this time, Tulum was the second most important religious center of the rebellious Maya after Chan Santa Cruz . In an attack by the Mexican army (1,000 men under arms) on Tulum on January 30, 1871, she lost a son. On July 3, 1872, 100 Maya ( Cruzoob ) from Tulum and the neighboring Chumpón under Captain Apolonio Koyoc set fire to the Mexican town of Kantunilkin (near Cancún ). In another Mexican attack on Tulum and San Antonio Muyil on July 31, 1872, the Cruzoob commander Juan de la Cruz fell, and María Uicab probably died soon after of war wounds.

María Uicab plays a special role in the history of the caste war, as she was the only woman to hold such a function and the Mayan women were generally withheld from religious, political and military positions.

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SURNAME Uicab, María
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Mayan priestess from Tulum
DATE OF BIRTH 18th century or 19th century
DATE OF DEATH after July 31, 1872
Place of death near Tulum (location) , Mexico