| In 1534,
the first catholic monks arrived at the Peninsula, 25 years later created the
Franciscana province of San Jose Yucatan, that boat the present State of Quintana
Roo, and looked for prosperous towns to establish their heads that serian, the
axes of where would radiate their evangelizadora mission to begin with being Tihosuco
a point. Here the opposition to the Colony was pronounced from a principle. In
1605, an important one I number of accused natives to practice the idolatry I
flee towards the islands.
 The
heroic history of this site goes back in 1686, when the pirates Lorencillo and
Gramment knocked down it in their passage towards Valladolid, after to have disembarked
in the bay of Ascent. But nonsingle the buccaneers victimaron Tihosuco, their
almost total destruction occurred during the War of Chaste. Here Don Jacinto Pat
resided, one of the irreducible heads of that rebellion, during which the city
materially was devastated. Tihosuco belongs to the municipality of Felipe Cheek
Port in Quintana I nibble, is located 80 kms. To the northeast of the city of
Cheek Port course to Valladolid Yucatan.
TIHOSUCO
was well-known before the Spanish conquest like: JO’OTSUUK JO’O.-
It means five; because the crossing of five streets exists, also that is spoken
of existed five colonies. TSUUK.- It means
stomach. The Spaniards translated it like
TIHOSUCO.
 The
museum of the War of Chaste is a building that by lived
in cycle XVIII was a landowner who to date does not
know the name. This building was reconstructed by the
government of the state with the objective to turn it
Museum. The museum consists of four rooms, in first
exhibit paintings, photographies, you talk back, scale
model and documents related to the movement indigenous
against the Spaniards. In second paintings, photographies
and documents illustrating like were the population
of the peninsula in the social century XIX and that
group inhabited it. In the third room objects of use
common in century XIX are exhibited ademas documents
that explain the causes that I originate the War of
Chaste. In the fourth room photographies, arms, scale
models and documents that relate the beginning and course
of the war of Chaste in the middle of century XIX: as
well as documents that narrate the foundation of Chán
Santa Cruz, now Felipe Carrillo Puerto.
Museum
War of Chaste
Tihosuco
Street 17 esq. Street 26, Col. Center
C.P.
77120
Tihosuco, Quintana roo
Tuesday to Sunday
of 10:00 to 18:00
hrs.
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