San Gervasio (Mayan Ruins)

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San Gervasio is an archaeological site of the Maya in the Mexican state of Quintana Roo on the eastern side of the peninsula Yucatán barrier island Cozumel , where the most significant.

Surname

Today the place is named after the family name of the landowner on whose property the facility is located. The actual name has not been passed down with certainty from either pre-Hispanic or Spanish times. The Chilam Balam book by Chuyamel names the place Tantun Cozumel on Cozumel, which was assumed to mean San Gervasio.

history

The first evidence of settlement and architecture can be traced back to the 4th century. The place developed steadily over the entire classical period . Between 1000 and 1200, the entire island belonged to the dominion of Chichén Itzá and was probably dominated by the Cocom .

The goddess Ix Chel was worshiped on Cozumel and especially in San Gervasio . The main building in the Ka'Na Nah complex, where there is also a cenote , is believed to be the central sanctuary of the goddess. The place was visited, among other things, with the desire to become pregnant. Pilgrims from Yucatán, Xicalango and Tabasco have been identified.

For the post-classical period , San Gervasio is also closely related to the numerous coastal towns in the Cuchcabal Ecab . Presumably, the center was also targeted and regularly visited by dealers.

San Gervasio was abandoned in the 16th century.

  • Central square, with an altar

  • El Osario

  • El Palacio

  • Los Murciélagos

  • Smoke house

  • El Arco

Web links

Commons : San Gervasio  - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e Ralph L. Roys : The Political Geography of the Yucatan Maya. Washington 1957, pp. 143-153 (online preview).
  2. ↑ Nikolai Grube : Maya, Gottkönige im Regenwald , Potsdam 2012, p. 346.