Hocabail

Hocabail was a Maya lordship in northern Yucatán, centred on Hocabá and neighbouring Homún. Its communities occupied the limestone interior among other independent Maya territories. During the Spanish conquest the region came under colonial control, and by 1549 Hocabá was held in encomienda. The obligation to provide tribute and labour altered local government, although Maya communities continued to inhabit and cultivate their lands.