Kaua Municipality (Kaua)
Kaua Municipality (Yucatec Maya: "is it bitter?") is one of the 106 municipalities in the Mexican state of Yucatán containing (214.60 km2) of land and is located roughly 135 km southeast of the city of Mérida.
There is no accurate data on when the town was founded, but it was a settlement before the conquest. After colonization, the area became part of the encomienda system with various encomenderos, beginning in 1544 with Juan de la Cruz, passing in 1607 to Juan Gil de la Cruz and Tomé Gil de la Cruz, to Ignacio de Escalante Barroto in 1663 and to Diego Escalante from 1700 to 1750.
Yucatán declared its independence from the Spanish Crown in 1821 and in 1825 the area was assigned to the Valladolid Municipality. In 1928 the area became its own municipality.
There is no accurate data on when the town was founded, but it was a settlement before the conquest. After colonization, the area became part of the encomienda system with various encomenderos, beginning in 1544 with Juan de la Cruz, passing in 1607 to Juan Gil de la Cruz and Tomé Gil de la Cruz, to Ignacio de Escalante Barroto in 1663 and to Diego Escalante from 1700 to 1750.
Yucatán declared its independence from the Spanish Crown in 1821 and in 1825 the area was assigned to the Valladolid Municipality. In 1928 the area became its own municipality.
Map - Kaua Municipality (Kaua)
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Country - Mexico
Currency / Language
| ISO | Currency | Symbol | Significant figures |
|---|---|---|---|
| MXV | Mexican Unidad de Inversion | 2 | |
| MXN | Mexican peso | $ | 2 |
| ISO | Language |
|---|---|
| ES | Spanish language |