Chetumal Province
Chetumal, or the Province of Chetumal (/ˌtʃɛtʊˈmɑːl/ che-tuu-MAHL, Yucatec Mayan: u kuchkabal Chetumal, Mayan pronunciation: [u kutʃkaˈbal tʃetuˈmal]), was a Postclassic Maya state of the Yucatan Peninsula, in the Maya Lowlands.
Province of Chetumal u kuchkabal Chetumal (Yucatecan Mayan) | |||||||||||
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| ca. 950–1544 | |||||||||||
Emblem glyph of Altun Ha
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Map of the Province of Chetumal / known former and present settlements marked / 1957 map by R. L. Roys / via HathiTrust | |||||||||||
| Status | Dissolved | ||||||||||
| Capital | Chichen Itza; Mayapan; Chetumal | ||||||||||
| Common languages | Yucatecan Mayan | ||||||||||
| Religion | Maya polytheism; Cult of Kukulkan | ||||||||||
| Government | Theocratic, absolute monarchy | ||||||||||
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• ca. 1441-1446 | Ah Xiu Xupan (last) | ||||||||||
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• ca. 1514–1544 | Nachan Kan (last) | ||||||||||
| Historical era | Postclassic to Spanish conquest | ||||||||||
| ca. 950 | |||||||||||
| ca. 1250 | |||||||||||
• Spanish conquest | 1527–1544 | ||||||||||
| 4 March 1544 | |||||||||||
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| Today part of | Belize; Mexico | ||||||||||
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