Nachi Cocom is a descendant of the
Cocom lineage that in previous centuries had led the
League of Mayapan. When the Spaniards conquered Yucatan, they met Nachi Cocom and distinguished him for his leadership. During the construction of Mérida in 1542, the Xius joined forces with the Spaniards to fight Cocom's army of men. He survived the battle and eventually submitted to Spanish rule, becoming baptized as Juan Cocom. He is considered by some to be the “last” halach uinik of the Maya, though the
Itzá of
Nojpetén resisted Spanish dominion until 1697. A statue of Nachi Cocom by Reynaldo Bolio Suárez "Pacceli" was erected in
Chetumal in 2018. == Literature ==