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Misnebalam Hacienda

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View of the Main House of the Misnebalam Hacienda.

Misnebalam (also known as Hacienda de Misnébalam) is a former Hacienda of the municipality of Mérida in the Mexican state of Yucatán.[1]

Place names

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The name of Misnebalam comes from "Misné" which means in the Yucatec Mayan language: Tail of cats and "Balam" which means: Jaguar.

Location of Misnebalam

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Misnebalam is located at the end of a deviation at kilometer 15 of the Mérida-Progreso highway.

Infrastructure

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The deteriorated remains of a hacienda a reconstruction are located. The structures have been deteriorating due to the climate of the region and tree branches have grown covering entrances to buildings and abandoned houses.[2]

Historical importance

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It had its splendor during the time of the henequen boom and issued hacienda tokens which due to their design, are of interest to numismatists. Said files accredit the hacienda as property of Fidencio Gertrudis Márquez.[3]

Demography

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According to the 2005 census carried out by the INEGI, the population of the town was 0 inhabitants, which continues to this day.[4]

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References

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  1. ^ Haciendas de Yucatán - Misnebalam
  2. ^ Misnebalam.
  3. ^ Enciclopedia Yucatanense, Edición Oficial del Gobierno de Yucatán, páginas 900-902, México, D.F., 1977.
  4. ^ "Principales resultados por localidad 2010 (ITER)". 2010.