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Sat, 14 Feb 2026 07:49:23 +0100

The caste war

The so-called "Caste War" in Yucatan lasted over fifty years and cost some 300,000 lives; it ended up reduced te historical ill-feeling, with no political peace and no armistice. It is, of course, one of the bloodiest episodes in the history of the Peninsula. There are many theories regarding the motives that caused this war to start, one of which is that the outbreak was due to the build up of hatred and bitterness among the Mayan people faced with the tyranny of whites who exploited and abused them.