Maní is a small city in the state of Yucatán, Mexico. It is about 100 km to the south south-east of Mérida, Yucatán, some 16 km east of Ticul, at 20°23′ N 89°24′ W (http://kvaleberg.com/extensions/mapsources/index.php?params=20_23_N_89_24_W_). It is at an altitude of 26 meters above sea-level. According to the 2000 census, it had a population of 4,664 people. A city is an urban area, differentiated from a town, village, or hamlet by size, population density, importance, or legal status. ... Mexico is divided into 31 states (estados) and 1 Federal District (Distrito Federal), which contains the capital, Mexico City. ... The Yucatán Peninsula separates the Caribbean Sea from the Gulf of Mexico. ... The United Mexican States or Mexico (Spanish: Estados Unidos Mexicanos or México; regarding the use of the variant spelling Méjico, see section The name below) is a country located in North America, bordered to the north by the United States of America, to the southeast by Guatemala and Belize, to... Mérida is the capital city of the state of Yucatán, Mexico. ... Ticul is a small city in Yucatán state, Mexico. ... 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Maní has been continuously occupied for approximately 4,000 years. In the postclassic Mesoamerican era it was home to the Tutal Xiu Maya dynasty, which moved their capital here from Uxmal in the 13th century. The Xiu were the dominant power in the western Yucatan after the fall of Mayapan in 1441. A yearly festival in honor of the deity Kukulcan was held here. Mesoamerica is the region extending from central Mexico south to the northwestern border of Costa Rica that gave rise to a group of stratified, culturally related agrarian civilizations spanning an approximately 3,000-year period before the European discovery of the New World by Columbus. ... This article is about the pre-Columbian Maya civilization. ... Uxmal is a large Pre-Columbian ruined city of the Maya civilization in the state of Yucatán, Mexico. ... (12th century - 13th century - 14th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 13th century was that century which lasted from 1201 to 1300. ... Mayapan (in Spanish Mayapán) is a Pre-Columbian Maya site in the state of Yucatán, Mexico, about 40 km south-east of Mérida and 100 km west of Chichen Itza. ... This page is about the year 1441. ... Quetzalcoatl (feathered snake) is the Aztec name for the Feathered-Serpent deity of ancient Mesoamerica, one of the main gods of many Mexican and northern Central American civilizations. ...

With the arrival of the Spanish the Xiu of Maní allied themselves with the Spanish and assisted in the conquest of the rest of the peninsula. The Spanish Conquest of Yucatán was a long and involved process taking some 170 years to complete. ...

The town has an old Franciscan monastery established in 1549, the Parroquia y Exconvento de San Miguel Arcangel. The large building was build using many cut stones from Pre-Columbian buildings of Maní. Inside are some early colonial era fresco murals. Restoration work on the monastery building and its artwork began in 2001. Franciscans is the common name used to designate a variety of mendicant religious orders of men or women tracing their origin to Francis of Assisi and following the Rule of St. ... Buddhist monastery near Tibet A monastery is the habitation of monks. ... Events July - Ketts Rebellion Francis Xavier arrives in Japan. ... The term Pre-Columbian is used to refer to the cultures of the New World in the era before significant European influence. ... A XIV Century fresco featuring Saint Sebastian Note: Fresco is the NATO reporting name of the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17. ... A mural is a painting on a wall, ceiling, or other large permanent surface. ...

In July of 1562, Friar Diego de Landa held an Inquisitional cerermony in Maní called an "auto de fe", burning a number of Mayan hieroglyphic fanfold "books" and a reported 5000 idols, saying that they were "works of the devil". This act along numerous incidents of torture at the monastery were examples of the techniques used to speed the mass adoption of Roman Catholicism throughout the region. Events Earliest English slave-trading expedition under John Hawkins. ... Diego de Landa ( 1524 - 1579) was Bishop of the Yucatán. ...

The area around Maní is largely devoted to agriculture, principly henequin, maize, cattle, and fruit. Hammocks are made in the city. For the programming language, see SISAL, and for the town, see Sisal, Yucatán. ... Species Zea diploperennis Zea luxurians Zea nicaraguensis Zea perennis References ITIS 42268 2002-09-22 Sorting Zea names This article is about the staple food. ... Binomial name Bos taurus Linnaeus, 1758 Cattle are domesticated ungulates, a member of the subfamily Bovinae of the family Bovidae. ... In botany, a fruit is the ripened ovary, together with its seeds, of a flowering plant. ... This article deals with the most common use of the word hammock, a sling for sleeping or resting in. ...

Each 15 to 24 of August Maní holds a festival in honor of the Virgin of the Assession. Each 3 January is a festival of the Virgin of Candlemas. The term Virgin Mary has several different meanings: For the historical and multi-denominational concept of Mary, see Mary, the mother of Jesus. ... Candlemas is the last festival in the Christian year that is dated by reference to Christmas; subsequent holidays are calculated with reference to Easter, so Candlemas marks the end of the Christmas and Epiphany season. ...

External links

• Maní on Mayanroutes.com (http://www.mayanroutes.com/mani.html)
• Municipal information on gob.mx (http://www.e-local.gob.mx/enciclo/yucatan/municipios/31047a.htm) in Spanish language