Valladolid (Yucatán)
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Coordinates: 20 ° 41 ′ N , 88 ° 12 ′ W Valladolid on the Yucatán map
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| Country | Mexico | |
| State | Yucatan | |
| Municipio | Valladolid | |
| City foundation | 1543 | |
| Residents | 48,973 (2010) | |
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| height | 30 m | |
| Post Code | 97780 | |
| prefix | (+52) 985 | |
| Time zone | UTC −6 | |
| City Presidency | Alpha Tavera Escalante | |
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Valladolid (in Mayathan : Saki ' , "the white one") is a small town in the east of the Mexican state of Yucatán . At the 2010 census, the city had around 49,000 inhabitants. Valladolid is the administrative seat of the Municipio Valladolid .
history
The Spanish conquistador Francisco de Montejo founded a city on May 28, 1543 at a distance from today's location on a lagoon called Chowak-Ha ' ("long water") and named it after the capital of Spain at that time, Valladolid . The early Spanish settlers suffered from the dampness and mosquito plague on the lagoon and petitioned Valladolid to move further inland. On March 24, 1545 , Valladolid was built in its present location on a Mayan city called Saki ' or Zaci-Val , the structures of which were torn down so that the stones could be used for the Spanish buildings. The following year the Maya rose, but the uprising was crushed with additional Spanish troops from Mérida .
Until the beginning of the 20th century, Valladolid was the third largest and most important city on the Yucatán Peninsula after Mérida and Campeche . She had a wealthy class of criollos with Spanish colonial townhouses and was nicknamed the Sultana of the East
In 1840 the city had about 15,000 inhabitants. Valladolid and the surrounding region were the scene of heavy fighting during the Yucatán Caste War . The Latinos were forced to give up the city on March 14, 1848 , and half of them were killed in ambushes before reaching Mérida. Valladolid was overrun by Mayan rebels and was not retaken until later in this war.
Attractions
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Notable sights in Valladolid include the colonial cathedral and the Convent of Saint Bernard, the Iglesia de San Servacio in the main square and the Zenote Zaci, a natural spring with a restaurant.
