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 The
City of Chetumal is relatively young. It was founded
recently more of a century before were wood houses English
style by the British influence of Belize very different
from the region. Later the commercial height comes from
the city, because it was a free zone and sold imports
to good price. Thanks to this wealth become the state
seat of the government. Later they look for the way
to give another character him, that not outside the
already declining commercial one, and takes the place
like entrance to the Mayan world. In local history the
participation of men is registered who are great retailers
who took part in many civil fights in defense of terruño.
The whims of the nature, the distance and the incomunicación
can be considered like stumbling blocks that make the
development slow of Chetumal, but the will of their
inhabitants who take root with deep affection doing
his this terruño manages to be surpassing a city glimpsing
a flattering future; the dedicated ones to the commerce
have determined participation for the blunting of Chetumal;
it did not animate them in the that one then ambition
of wealth, if they were not inspired by forging a city
with future to inherit it to it to his descendants.
In the municipality
of Othón P. Blanco the first occupants of the region
were the Mayans. One knows that Mayan the itzáes, which
they penetrated to the peninsula when decaying the Mayan
civilization Classic (320 to 987 d. C.), dominated Bacalar
and Chetumal towards year 950. During that time the
Confederation of Mayapán existed; after the fall of
this one in 1194, period of Mayapán begins the call.
The tribe of putunes dominated the region of Bacalar
and Chetumal. At the time of the arrival of the Spanish
conquerors to the present territory of Quintana Roo,
this one was fragmented in chieftainships, Uaymil (whose
more important point was Bakhalal) and Chactemal that
extended from the present population of Bacalar to New
River, in Belize, the caciques of Chactemal dominated
to those of Uaymil. Francisco de Montejo entrusted to
Alonso Dávila the conquest of Chactemal. Dávila began
the company in 1531 but it was not successful, for 1544
fell Chactemal into the hands of Pacheco, who also was
entrusted in 1543, by Montejo for such company.
In the colonial period, Bacalar was one of the most
important populations of the peninsula. During century
XVIII it was fortified to defend it of the privateers
who dominated all the Eastern coast of Quintana Roo
and it was possible to be defended of the dye wood cutters.
In 1847 the War of Chaste exploded in the region, and
in 1849 the yucatecos recover Bacalar, but in 1858 it
returns to fall in hand of the Mayans. During the rebellion
an important commerce of Mayan with Belize with the
interchange of precious wood and the dye wood existed
with arms, in addition that the distance of the Mexican
authorities in this zone allowed to an influence every
greater time of English with the risk of an invasion
and the loss of national territory. In January of 1898
admiral Othón P. Blanco arrived at the present Bay of
Chetumal, commissioner by the Government of Mexico to
assure the border. With such aim, he founds on that
same year, a city to which gives the name of Payo Bishop,
in honor of Fray Payo Enríquez, bishop of Guatemala
that outside later virrey of the New Spain, that at
the Colonial time had made a visit by this region. 1915,
Payo Bishop, became the capital of the territory. Between
1931 and 1935, the city decayed as a result of the division
of the territory with the neighboring organizations,
decreed by the federal Government; but when being reconstituted
this one, the locality resumes its growth there, settling
the powers of the government. In 1936 the name of Payo
Bishop is replaced by the one of Chetumal. As of 1947
the Delegation of Payo Bishop, happens to be Othón P.
Blanco.
Shield of
the State
 It
is a modern shield, with highest rising sun figure with
eight gold ray beams that symbolize the municipalities
of the State. In the fourth superior matador, the streamlined
gold snail and stars of five ends in silver (white).
In the inferior part, end three stable triangles on
glifo Mayan of the emerald wind green. The emblem, quarters
and corners in strips border saber (black). The present
shield was approved by the Local Congress 1º of January
of 1994.
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