Maní, Yucatán

For other uses, see Mani (disambiguation).

Maní
—  City  —
Location of the municipality of Mani in Yucatán
Maní Location of the municipality of Mani in Yucatán
Coordinates: 20°23′N 89°24′W / 20.383°N 89.4°W / 20.383; -89.4Coordinates: 20°23′N 89°24′W / 20.383°N 89.4°W / 20.383; -89.4
Country	Mexico
State	Yucatán
Elevation	26 m (85 ft)
Population (2000)
– Total	4,664
– Demonym	Maniense
Time zone	Central Standard Time (UTC-6)
– Summer (DST)	Central Daylight Time (UTC-5)
Postal Code	97850
Area code(s)	997
Website	Official Site

Maní is a small city and surrounding municipality of the same name, in the Mexican state of Yucatán. It is about 100 km to the south south-east of Mérida, Yucatán, some 16 km east of Ticul.

Maní has been continuously occupied for approximately 4,000 years. In the postclassic Mesoamerican era it was home to the Tutal Xiu Maya dynasty, which moved their capital here from Uxmal in the 13th century. The Xiu were the dominant power in the western Yucatan after the fall of Mayapan in 1441. A yearly festival in honor of the deity Kukulcan was held here.

With the arrival of the Spanish the Xiu of Maní allied themselves with the Spanish and assisted in the conquest of the rest of the peninsula.

The town has an old Franciscan monastery established in 1549, the Parroquia y Exconvento de San Miguel Arcangel. The large building was built using many cut stones from Pre-Columbian buildings of Maní. Inside are some early colonial era fresco murals. Restoration work on the monastery building and its artwork began in 2001.

In July 1562, Friar Diego de Landa held an auto de fe Inquisitional cerermony in Maní, burning a number of Maya hieroglyphic books and a reported 5000 idols, saying that they were "works of the devil". This act and numerous incidents of torture at the monastery were used to speed the mass adoption of Roman Catholicism throughout the region.

The area around Maní is largely devoted to agriculture, principally henequen, maize, cattle, and fruit. Hammocks are made in the city.

Each 15 August to 24 August Maní holds a festival in honor of the Virgin of the Assession. Each 3 January is a festival of the Virgin of Candlemas.

Photo gallery

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  House in the Main Square

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  A steet

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  An arch at the Church

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  An Inscription at the Church

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  San Miguel Arcangel, Mani

External links

• Maní on Mayanroutes.com
• Ghosts of Mani on YucatanLiving.com
• Municipal information on gob.mx in Spanish language