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Kanasín

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Plaza principal de Kanasín
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Kanasín (In the Yucatec Maya language: “tense or strongly tightened”) is a city in the Mexican state of Yucatán and the municipal seat of the municipality of the same name. It is located in the northwestern region of the state, forming part of the Mérida metropolitan area. According to the 2020 census carried out by the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI), it had a population of 139,753, making it the second largest Yucatecan city after Mérida, the 8th most populous in southeastern Mexico and the 101st most populous in the country. In pre-Columbian times, the space that the city currently occupies was located in the ancient Mayan chiefdom of Chakan. Kanasín was established around the mid-16th century under the encomienda tributary system following the Spanish conquest of Yucatán. The name of the city derives precisely from a Mayan language term used to name a plant with reddish flowers that grows in the area. In 2007, it officially received city status. At the end of 2021, it hosted the First Ibero-American Meeting of Poetry. Today, it is a significant development pole as an industrial corridor for the state, together with the nearby city of Umán, which is also a suburb of Mérida.

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Calle 20, Kanasín

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N 20.934444444444 ° E -89.557777777778 °
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Calle 20
97370 Kanasín
Yucatán, Mexico
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Museo Conmemorativo de la Inmigracion Coreana a Yucatan

The Museo Conmemorativo de la Inmigración Coreana a Yucatán (lit. 'Museum Commemorating the Immigration of Koreans to Yucatán'; Korean: 한국 이민사 박물관) is a museum in Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico. It was established on either February 26, 2005 or May 15, 2007, and focuses on the history and culture of Koreans in Mexico, particularly in Mérida. As of 2022, the director of the museum was Dolores García Escalante.The museum was established as part of celebrations of the 100th anniversary of Koreans arriving in Mexico. It was established with the joint effort and funding of the Mexican and South Korean governments. The building used to house the headquarters of the Yucatán branch of the Korean National Association, from around 1930 to 1960.The museum covers the Korean Mexicans' role in the Korean independence movement during the Japanese colonial period. The names of many of the original migrants are written on plaques in the museum. It houses many historic artifacts from the local community, including photographs, documents, and objects. Elements of Korean culture, including clothing (hanbok) and a historic warship replica (turtle ship) are displayed in the museum. Exhibits identify similarities between Mexican and Korean history and culture, as well as the harsh realities of the difficult labor the early Korean laborers were subjected to in Mexico. They also highlight the diversity that developed in the community, with children speaking more Mayan than they could Korean.