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. The name in the Yucatec Maya Language means "Place of Ramon , Tobacco , and Honey ". The population, some 20,000 people in 2003 , is predominantly of Maya decent. Henequen , Sugar , Tobacco , Maize , and Fruit are grown commercially in the surrounding area. Oxcutzcab was a town dating back to Pre-Columbian times. With the fall of Mayapán in the 1440s Oxcutzcab became a regional capital ruled by the Xiu family. After the Spanish Conquest Of Yucatán it was re-established as a Spanish colonial town in 1550 ; the native temples were demolished and a large Franciscan church built. Oxcutzcab was granted the legal status of a city in the early 19th Century . In 1847 the city was sacked in the Caste War Of Yucatán . In 1879 the city was linked to the capital of Mérida by Railroad . In the 1990 census the population was 17,189. In the middle of each August , the city hosts a "Festival of Oranges ". External links
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