The Ministry of Culture, through the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH), and the National Defense (Sedena), announced this Wednesday, June 19th, the creation of the Historical Museum of the City of Felipe Carrillo Puerto, as part of the cultural actions linked with the construction of the Mayan Train.
The museum will reclaim the history of a sacred place for the Mayan rebels, known as Noh Cah Santa Cruz Balam Nah, “Great Town of the Holy Cross, of the House of the Jaguar.”
Sedena is rehabilitating the property that housed the “ indigenous boarding school. Gral.”Lázaro Cárdenas”, in a project that covers 174 years of history, since the founding of the municipal seat on October 15, 1850, after the uprising known as the Caste War.
A team of professionals from INAH and the INAH Quintana Roo Center, in dialogue with local communities, are fine-tuning the museological and museum graphic aspects of the new facility. The museum will delve into the history and current events of the region through six thematic axes.
The director of the INAH Quintana Roo Center, Margarito Molina Rendón, explained that the museum will not only narrate the events of the 19th century but also the contemporary times of the Maya people
The Historical Museum of the City of Felipe Carrillo Puerto seeks to be a space that reflects the history and contemporary voice of the Mayans, integrating their past with the present.
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