Felipe Carrillo Puerto 8 November โ 3 January was a Mexican journalist, politician and revolutionary who became known for his efforts at reconciliation between the Yucatec Maya and the Mexican government after the Caste War.
He was one of fourteen children, thirteen of whom lived into adulthood. Although his family were Spanish speakers, he also grew up speaking Maya Mayathan , the language of the neighborhood children. He was a socialist who favored land reform , women's suffrage , and rights for the indigenous Maya people.
Carrillo Puerto then began publishing and editing the El Heraldo de Motul, which was briefly closed down in by the authorities for insulting public officials.
In February Felipe Carrillo Puerto took the oath of office and made his first speech as governor, and did so in the Maya language.
He promised to respect and enforce the Federal Constitution, as well as the resolutions adopted by the Workers' Congress of Motul and Izamal. He promoted new farming techniques, granted women political rights, began family planning programs, fought against alcoholism, and fought for the conservation and restoration of the pre-Columbian Maya archaeological sites.
