Izamal Municipality
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Convent of San Antonio de Padua at Izamal, Yucatán
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 Region 3 Centro #035 |
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 Izamal
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| Coordinates: 20°55′53″N 89°01′04″W / 20.93139°N 89.01778°WCoordinates: 20°55′53″N 89°01′04″W / 20.93139°N 89.01778°W | ||
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 Mexico
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 Yucatán
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| • Municipal President | Fermín Humberto Sosa Lugo | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 275.92 km2 (106.53 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 13 m (43 ft) | |
| Population (2010) | ||
| • Total | 25,980 | |
| Time zone | Central Standard Time (UTC-6) | |
| • Summer (DST) | Central Daylight Time (UTC-5) | |
| INEGI Code | 009 | |
| Major Airport | Merida (Manuel Crescencio Rejón) International Airport | |
| IATA Code | MID | |
| ICAO Code | MMMD | |
| Website | Official Website | |
Izamal Municipality (In the Yucatec Maya Language: “dew of heaven”) is one of the 106 municipalities in the Mexican state of Yucatán containing (275.92 km2) of land and located roughly 67 km east of the city of Mérida.
Izamal is believed to have been founded in the late Pre-classic period (750 to 200 A.C.), by Zamná, priest of the god Itzamná. Most of the construction on the site dates to the Proto-classic period (200 B.C. to 200 a.c.), the Early Classic (200 to 600 A.C.) And Late Classic (600 to 800 A.C.) periods. When Chichen Itzá rose, during the Final Classic period (800 to 1000 A.C.), Izamal was partially abandoned.
After the conquest the area became part of the encomienda system, which was implemented between 1543 and 1549. Construction of the convent of San Antonio de Padua began in 1553 by fray Diego de Landa, who later instituted an inquisition called the auto de fé against the Maya at Maní and burned the Maya codices. Landa and the encomendero, Francisco Hernández, engaged in a three-year legal battle beginning in 1556 to determine if the church, or the Spanish authorities had jurisdiction of the area. Hernández finally broke under the strain, agreed to submit to Landa's authority, and died shortly after his release from prison in 1561, the same year work on the convent was completed. Juan Cueva Santillán was the encomendero at Izamal in 1577 and filed a report on his duties there in 1581.
Yucatán declared its independence from the Spanish Crown in 1821 and on 25 October 1823, Izamal acquired the status of village and was made headquarters of the Coastal Region. In 1841, it was elevated to the status of city. During the land redistribution policies of the early 20th century, Izamal was declared a pueblo on 13 August 1923, but regained its status as a city in 1981.
The municipal president is elected for a three-year term. The town council has nine councilpersons, who serve as Secretary of Culture; Public Services; communities; special events; sports; artisans; decorations; ecology and disability services.
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