Felipe Carrillo Puerto, Quintana Roo

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Felipe Carrillo Puerto is the municipal seat and largest city in Felipe Carrillo Puerto Municipality in the Mexican state of Quintana Roo. According to the 2010 census, the city's population was 25,744 persons, mostly of Maya descent. The Sian Kaʼan Biosphere Reserve lies just east of the city.

History

The city of Felipe Carrillo Puerto was founded in 1850 by independent Maya people during the Caste War of Yucatán under the name Chan Santa Cruz. After it was conquered by Mexican Federal Army troops in 1901, it was renamed "Santa Cruz del Bravo" before acquiring its present name in honor of politician Felipe Carrillo Puerto in 1930.

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