Kantunil Municipality
municipality in the State of Yucatán, Mexico
Kantunil Municipality (In the Yucatec Maya Language: “place of yellow or precious stone”) is a municipality in the Mexican state of Yucatán containing 153.29 km2 of land and located roughly 65 km southeast of the city of Mérida.
History
There are no records indicating the history of pre-Hispanic times for this area. After the conquest the area became part of the encomienda system. The known encomenderos for Kantunil are: Juan de Aguilar (1549)l Francisco López de Cieza (1552), Diego López de Cieza (1607), Pedro de Magaña Pacheco de la Cámara (1632), Pedro de Magaña y Contreras, José de Arrúe (1648), Alonso Chacón de Aguilar (1664-1688), Ignacio Chacón.
Yucatán declared its independence from the Spanish Crown in 1821 and in 1825, the area was assigned to the Coast region with its headquarters in Izamal Municipality. In 1910, Kantunil and Holcá were the only settlements in the area.
Governance
The municipal president is elected for a three year term. The town council has four aldermen, who serve as Secretary of the Town Hall; and councilors of heritage and patrimony; parks, public gardens and cemeteries; and public lighting.
The Municipal Council administers the business of the municipality. It is responsible for budgeting and expenditures and producing all required reports for all branches of the municipal administration.
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