Comitan

Comitan is the 4th biggest metropolis inside the Mexican nation of Chiapas. It is the seat of government of the municipality of the equal name. It is located in the east central a part of Chiapas, near the border with Guatemala at 16.25°N 92.13°W. The municipality has an area of 1,043.30 km². It’s biggest other community is the town of Villahermosa Yaluma.

The authentic name given with the aid of the neighborhood Maya peoples is Balun Canan Nine stars. It was later changed to Comitan de las Flores and, in 1915, to Comitan de Dominguez, after Dr. Belisario Dominguez, who gave a memorable speech in Congress against the dictator Victoriano Huerta for which he changed into murdered. The antique metropolis became founded in a swamp by way of a massive organization of Mayan Tzeltal Indians whose union leader became Jose Maria Juarez. In 1486, he became subdued by way of the Aztecs who modified his name to Comitlan de Chema. The Spanish town of Comitan become based in February 1528 and raised to the metropolis in 1556 by way of Dominican friars, belonging to the captaincy of Guatemala, inside the pre-Columbian technology was known as Balun Canan, which means that area of the 9 stars.