Caste War of Yucatán
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The Caste War of Yucatán or ba'atabil kichkelem Yúum began with the revolt of Indigenous Maya people of the Yucatán Peninsula against Hispanic populations, called Yucatecos. The latter had held politi
Top: Territory under the Mayan control, c. 1870. Bottom: Oil painting of the war, c. 1850
An early 20th century henequen field in Yucatán
Monument erected in 1883 in Eulogio Rosado Park to the heroes of the Caste War
Manuel Antonio Ay
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Manuel Antonio Ay was a Yucatec Maya military leader and revolutionary, and chief of the village of Chichimilá.
Caste War of Yucatán
…with supplies had gathered near Vallodolid at the Culumpich, a property owned by Jacinto Pat, the Maya batab (leader). Fearing revolt, Méndez arrested Manuel Antonio Ay, the principal Maya leader of Chichimilá, accused him of planning a revolt, and executed him at the town square of Valladolid. Searching for other…
Sculpture by Manuel Antonio Ay in Chetumal