Chetumal Province

Province of Chetumal
u kuchkabal Chetumal (Yucatecan Mayan)
ca. 950–1544
Emblem glyph of Altun Ha
Emblem glyph of Altun Ha
Province of Chetumal map
Map of the Province of Chetumal / known former and present settlements marked / 1957 map by R. L. Roys / via HathiTrust
StatusDissolved
CapitalChichen Itza; Mayapan; Chetumal
Common languagesYucatecan Mayan
Religion
Maya polytheism; Cult of Kukulkan
GovernmentTheocratic, absolute monarchy
King 
• ca. 1441-1446
Ah Xiu Xupan (last)
Governor 
• ca. 1514–1544
Nachan Kan (last)
Historical eraPostclassic to Spanish conquest
ca. 950
ca. 1250
1527–1544
4 March 1544
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Lamanai
Image missing Altun Ha
Viceroyalty of New Spain
Today part ofBelize; Mexico

Chetumal, or the Province of Chetumal (/ˌɛtʊˈmɑːl/ 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.[1][2][note 1][note 2][note 3]


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