Hacienda Kancabchén

For other uses, see Hacienda Kancabchén (disambiguation).
Hacienda Kancabchén
Private Property/Dairy/Event Venue
Entrance Hacienda Kancabchén, Yucatán.
Entrance Hacienda Kancabchén, Yucatán.
Hacienda Kancabchén is located in Mexico
Hacienda Kancabchén
Hacienda Kancabchén
Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 21°05′04″N 89°22′57″W / 21.08444°N 89.38250°W / 21.08444; -89.38250
CountryMexico
Mexican StatesYucatán
MunicipalitiesBaca Municipality
Time zoneUTC−6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Postal code
97450[1]
Area code991[2]

Hacienda Kancabchén (also known as Kancabchén Gamboa) is located in the Baca Municipality[3] in the state of Yucatán in southeastern Mexico. It is one of the properties that arose during the nineteenth century henequen boom. Kancabchén is a word from the Mayan language meaning 'the well of the red ground'.[4] The property is located 22 km from Mérida to the east of the Periférico off Carretera Mérida-Motul south of Baca.[4]

History

Main article: Haciendas of Yucatán

In either 1890[3] or 1912, Pascual Gamboa Rivero built Hacienda Kancabchén to engage in livestock and henequen activity. The property was inherited by his daughter, Josefina Gamboa de Casares, who kept it in her possession until 1985. In 1985 the property was sold to the Ponce Garcia family for a dairy farm and a get-away retreat.[4]

Architecture

The property was built in the style of the colonial haciendas. The facade features three arches along the portico. There is a belfry and a large clock on top of the building. Principal house is decorated with fine wall paintings and has large rooms, high ceilings and large windows. It is built on two levels, with 8 bedrooms, kitchen, breakfast area, library, living room, bathrooms and a casino.[4]

The property also features a chapel, whose patron is St. Anthony of Padua, which has the capacity for 200 people. There is a zoo, garden, stables, rodeo arena and casino area complementing the gardens. The property can accommodate up to 600 people for private events.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ "Consulta Códigos Postales". Servicio Postal Mexicano. Correos de México. Archived from the original on 28 July 2011. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
  2. ^ "Yucatan Mexico Telephone Area Codes". Travel Yucatan. Travel Yucatan. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Kancabchén". Gobierno del Estado de Yucatán (in Spanish). Mérida, Mexico: Gobierno del Estado de Yucatán. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
  4. ^ a b c d e "Hacienda Kancabchén". Haciendas en Yucatan. Gobierno del Estado de Yucatán. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  5. ^ Ponce G, Valentina (22 January 2014). "25th Anniversary Event at The Hacienda Kancabchén". Mérida, Mexico: The Yucatán Times. Retrieved 4 May 2015.

Bibliography

  • Bracamonte, P and Solís, R., Los espacios de autonomía maya, Ed. UADY, Mérida, 1997.
  • Gobierno del Estado de Yucatán, "Los municipios de Yucatán", 1988.
  • Kurjack, Edward y Silvia Garza, Atlas arqueológico del Estado de Yucatán, Ed. INAH, 1980.
  • Patch, Robert, La formación de las estancias y haciendas en Yucatán durante la colonia, Ed. UADY, 1976.
  • Peón Ancona, J. F., "Las antiguas haciendas de Yucatán", en Diario de Yucatán, Mérida, 1971.