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José Campeche y Jordán (December 23, 1751 – November 7, 1809), is the first known Puerto Rican visual artist and considered by art critics as one of the best rococo artists in the Americas. Campeche y Jordán loved to use colors that referenced the landscape of Puerto Rico, as well as the social and political crème de la crème of colonial ...
They estimate a human population of between 30,000 and 50,000 during the cultural peak of the city, from 750 to 850 AD. [4] Additionally, researchers believe that Valeriana's social structure and urban density may indicate a highly diverse, organised society in which its residents regularly interacted with their rural neighbours.
There is also rock art and remains of stone tools. [38] El Pinacate and Gran Desierto de Altar Biosphere Reserve: Sonora: 2013 1410; vii, viii, x (natural) The reserve is located in the Sonoran Desert. The Pinacate Shield has numerous volcanic features, the most prominent being ten maar (steam blast) volcanic craters that are almost perfectly ...
The modern city of San Francisco de Campeche was founded in 1540 by Francisco de Montejo upon the site of Can Pech, the former capital city of a Maya chiefdom. The city of Campeche was terrorized by pirates and marauders (such as the 1633 Sack of Campeche and the 1663 Sack of Campeche) until the city constructed major fortifications. The ...
Chicanná is located in the state of Campeche, and is part of the ancient Maya Rio Bec region. [2] [3] The site was first studied by Jack Eaton in 1966 while exploring the Yucatán. [4] The most famous building at the site, Structure II, was studied later during excavations in 1970. [4] The core of Chicanná consists of seven buildings. [4]
Balamku is a small Maya archaeological site located in the Mexican state of Campeche. [1] It features elaborate plaster facades dating to the Early Classic period. [2] It has one of the largest surviving stucco friezes in the Maya world. Balamku was first occupied from around 300 BC. Its most important buildings date from AD 300–600.
The coat of arms of the city of San Francisco de Campeche, granted in 1777 by the King of Spain, Charles III, is composed of four quarters: two with castles in a field of gules and two with galleons in a field of azure, the entire shield is awarded with the cord of San Francisco and the royal crown, for services rendered.
The left side of Altar 5 features bas-reliefs of humans holding quite lively were-jaguar babies. Like the Altar 4, the right side of Altar 5 has been defaced. Some have seen child sacrifice echoed in the limp were-jaguar baby on the front of Altar 5. Others, however, view the tableau as a myth of human emergence or as story of a spiritual journey.