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Encyclopedia > Felipe Carrillo Puerto, Quintana Roo

Felipe Carrillo Puerto is the name of a municipality and its chief town in the Mexican state of Quintana Roo, named for the assassinated local politician Felipe Carrillo Puerto. The town is the south-central part of the state at 21.20° North, 86.72° West. It was founded in 1850 by independent Maya during the Caste War of Yucatán under the name Chan Santa Cruz (see that article for the town's earlier history). After it was conquered by Mexican troops in 1901 it was renamed "Santa Cruz del Bravo" before acquiring its present name. In 2000 the town had a population of about 19,000 people, mostly of Maya decent.


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Hotel Reservations / Vacation Rental Villas and Condos - Mayan Riviera/Yucatan Peninsula, Quintana Roo, Mexico (1549 words)
Quintana Roo is a state of Mexico, on the eastern part of the Yucatán Peninsula.
Quintana Roo was made a territory of Mexico by decree of President Porfirio Díaz on November 24, 1902.
The climate is predominantly tropical with rain in the summer months except in the south-east and south-west with intense temperatures and intense periods of rain with a relatively dry winter in the north.
Quintana Roo (243 words)
Quintana Roo is a state of Mexico, on the eastern part of the Yucatan Peninsula.
Quintana Roo was made a territory of Mexico by decree of President Porfirio Diaz on November 24, 1902.
Quintana Roo was granted statehood within the United States of Mexico on October 8, 1975.
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