Zaci

Zací was a Maya settlement in eastern Yucatán, associated with the Cupul lordship. Its cenote gave access to fresh water beneath the limestone plain. Spanish colonists founded Valladolid in the region in 1543 and moved the town to Zací the following year. In 1546 Maya communities across the eastern peninsula rose together against Spanish rule, seeking to preserve their autonomy; the uprising was eventually defeated.