The Caste War of Yucatán: Maya Rebels vs the Modern World
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In the mid-19th century, while the United States was tearing itself apart over slavery, a different kind of war was raging in the jungles of Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula. The Maya people, pushed too far by centuries of oppression, rose up in a rebellion that would last more than fifty years. This episode explores the Caste War of Yucatán — the causes, the key figures, and the astonishing survival of the rebel stronghold of Chan Santa Cruz. We talk about the Talking Cross, the cult that sustained the rebellion; the role of British Honduras as a smuggler's haven for weapons; and how the Maya managed to hold out against the Mexican government into the early 20th century. We also look at the aftermath: what happened to the rebels, and how the war shaped modern Yucatán. Featuring the Maya leaders Jacinto Pat, Cecilio Chi, and the mysterious 'speaking cross' that gave the rebels a holy cause.
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