Chan Santa Cruz

Chan Santa Cruz was a state in Maya Lowlands and Highlands (Mesoamerica and Caribbean) that lasted from 1850 to 1901 CE, about 51 years. Its people spoke Mayan languages (Classic and Postclassic Maya, K'iche').

Independent Maya state of eastern Yucatán formed during the Caste War around the shrine of the Talking Cross. It traded guns with British Honduras until the Mexican army took its capital in 1901.

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Facts

Dates

1850 to 1901 CE

Duration

51 years

Type

State

Region

Maya Lowlands and Highlands, Mesoamerica and Caribbean

Language family

Mayan

Capital

Chan Santa Cruz

Neighbours in Mesoamerica and Caribbean

• Haiti 1804 CE to the present
• Spanish Cuba 1511 to 1898 CE
• British West Indies 1624 to 1983 CE
• Colony of Jamaica 1655 to 1962 CE
• Mexico 1823 CE to the present
• Dutch Caribbean 1634 CE to the present
• Spanish Puerto Rico 1508 to 1898 CE
• French Antilles 1635 to 1946 CE
• Mosquito Kingdom c. 1638 to 1894 CE
• Danish West Indies 1672 to 1917 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty) 1270 to 1974 CE, North and West Africa
• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE, Europe
• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE, Middle East
• Portuguese Empire 1415 to 1999 CE, Europe
• Kingdom of Kongo c. 1390 to 1914 CE, Central and Southern Africa
• Mughal Empire 1526 to 1857 CE, South Asia
• Qing dynasty 1636 to 1912 CE, East Asia
• United States 1776 CE to the present, North America
• United Kingdom 1801 CE to the present, Europe
• Russian Empire 1721 to 1917 CE, Europe

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