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Valladolid, Yucatán

Valladolid is a city in the east of the Mexican state of Yucatán, founded by Francisco de Montejo the Nephew in 1543 at Chauaca and moved in 1545 to the Maya town of Saci. Built over Saci's temples, it became the Spanish centre of eastern Yucatán. In 1847 it was the scene of the violence that opened the Caste War of Yucatán.

Valladolid, Yucatán
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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Valladolid, Yucatán. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/valladolid-yucatan
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“Valladolid, Yucatán.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/valladolid-yucatan. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “Valladolid, Yucatán.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/valladolid-yucatan.
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The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Valladolid, Yucatán’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/valladolid-yucatan (Accessed: ).

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