Tizimín
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Coordinates: 21 ° 9 ′ N , 88 ° 10 ′ W Tizimín on the map of Yucatán
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| Country | Mexico | |
| State | Yucatan | |
| Municipio | Tizimín | |
| City foundation | 1544 | |
| Residents | 46,971 (2010) | |
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| height | 20 m | |
| Post Code | 97700 | |
| prefix | 986 | |
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Tizimín is a city in the Mexican state of Yucatán and capital of the municipality of Tizimín of the same name . In 2010 it was the second largest city in the state of Yucatan after Valladolid .
The city is best known for the fair of the Three Kings and the market for Mexican handicrafts.
history
The urban area of Tizimín has its origins in the Mayan settlement X'Huencal and has been inhabited for about 4200 years. During the post-classical period the place belonged to the territory of the Cupul . Among other things, there was an important temple of the gods Yum Chac , Yum Kaxx and Yum Ik to which pilgrimages were held every year . In 1544 the area was conquered during the conquest . Between 1563 and 1566, the Franciscans built today's Church of the Three Kings. A 54-page Chilam-Balam text named after Tizimín and probably written there is now kept in the library of the National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City .
sons and daughters of the town
- Lázaro Pérez Jiménez (1943–2009), Bishop of Celaya .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Las 100 Fiestas más importantes de México . Dónde Ir de Viaje magazine. Mexico City, RR Donnelley of Mexico, December 10, 2010.