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Santiago Méndez

1798–1872 · 19th century

Santiago Méndez Ibarra was a politician from Campeche who served several times as governor of Yucatán in the 1840s and 1850s. He led the Campeche faction in a long rivalry with Miguel Barbachano of Mérida. During the Caste War in 1848 he offered sovereignty over Yucatán to the United States, Britain and Spain in return for help against the Maya rebels.

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Republic of Yucatán

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APA: The Epoch Institute. (2026). Santiago Méndez. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/santiago-mendez
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