Ceh Pech

Pitch, is the name of a post-classical princely family of the Maya of Yucatán. The family continues to exist to the present day.

History

As founder of the dynasty applies Naum Pech, a relative of the Cocom from Mayapán, who reigned as Halah Huinik 1470 in Motul, the capital of the principality named after his family Ceh Pech.

The pitch worked together, similar to the Tutul Xiu early, but not consistently, with the Spaniards, presented at times even grown old enmities following auxiliary troops against principalities nor free Maya. Nevertheless, their capital was conquered in 1538 and they lost their sovereignty. However, the pitch were the Spanish recognition of their nobility and were the salutation Don lead, of which especially the head of a family made ​​use of. Also, the family retained their inherent economic and social supremacy in their former territory.

On 8 May 1544 several members of bad luck turned with a letter to the Spanish king Charles V and drew attention to their situation. Between December 25, 1557 and January 6, 1558 took Alonso Ortiz de Argueta, the Spanish governor of Yucatán, on the occasion of the accession of Philip II of Spain, among other tributes by Melchor pitch from Chuburna and Francisco pitch from Conkal as representatives of their family contrary. 1567 put the family in 21 of the 25 places in Ceh Pech the Batab. 1688 15 Adults are called members of the family in tax lists, but overall were 34 members at that time known. In the 17th and 18th centuries the Batab or the governor office in Yaxkukul, Ixil, Motul, Chuburna and Chicxulub were each occupied by a member of the pitch. In Ixil the pitch also possessed by far the largest estates.

Member

• Naum Pech, 1470 Halach Huinik Motul
• Nakuk bad luck (1490-1562), Batab of Xulub Chen (now Chicxulub ), author of the much-publicized story of Xulub Chen. (1562)