Captaincy General of Yucatán
| Province of Yucatán Provincia de Yucatán (Spanish) | |||||||||||
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| Province of New Spain | |||||||||||
| 1527–1821 | |||||||||||
Captaincy General of Yucatán | |||||||||||
| Anthem | |||||||||||
| Marcha Real (Spanish) "Royal March" | |||||||||||
| Capital | Mérida 20°58′N 89°37′W / 20.967°N 89.617°W | ||||||||||
| Government | |||||||||||
| • Type | Absolute monarchy with theocratic and oligarchic features | ||||||||||
| • Motto | Plus ultra (Latin) ‘Further Beyond’ | ||||||||||
| Viceroy | |||||||||||
• 1535–1550 | Antonio de Mendoza / first | ||||||||||
• 1821 | Juan O'Donojú / last | ||||||||||
| Governor | |||||||||||
• 1527–1540 | Francisco de Montejo / first | ||||||||||
• 1821 | Juan María Echeverri / last | ||||||||||
| Legislature | Audiencia of Mexico | ||||||||||
| Historical era | Spanish conquest to Latin American independence | ||||||||||
• Start of Spanish conquest | September 1527 | ||||||||||
• Declaration of independence | 15 September 1821 | ||||||||||
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| • Type | Municipality | ||||||||||
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The Province of Yucatán (/ˌjuːkəˈtɑːn, -ˈtæn/ YOO-kə-TA(H)N, UK also /ˌjʊk-/ YUU-; Spanish: Provincia de Yucatán [pɾoˈβinsja ðe ʝukaˈtan]), or the Captaincy General, Governorate, Intendancy, or Kingdom of Yucatán, was a first order administrative subdivision of the Viceroyalty of New Spain in the Yucatán Peninsula.