Carmen Territory

Carmen Territory
Territorio del Carmen
Territory of Mexico
1853–1857
Location of the Carmen Territory (green) in Mexico.
CapitalVilla del Carmen
Area 
• Total
20,000 km2 (7,700 sq mi)
 • TypeTerritory of Mexico
History 
• Established
23 November 1853
• Dissolution
16 September 1857
Preceded by		Succeeded by
Tabasco
Yucatán
Tabasco
Campeche Territory

The Carmen Territory (Spanish: Territorio del Carmen) was a federal territory of Mexico that existed between 1853 and 1857.[1]

History

The territory was established by President Antonio López de Santa Anna and consisted of Isla del Carmen off the west coast of the Yucatán Peninsula and the surrounding area. The state of Yucatán had to cede part of its land to form the territory. The creation of the territory was primarily motivated by a desire to diminish the political power of Yucatán, as evidenced by the two independence movements in this region in previous decades.[2]

With the proclamation of the Constitution of 1857, two years after the fall of Santa Anna, the territory was dissolved. It was divided between the state of Tabasco and the newly created territory of Campeche and Isla del Carmen.

References

  1. ↑ Carlos Justo Sierra. "De villa a territorio". Breve historia de Campeche (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 April 2026.
  2. ↑ "Carmen, Territorio Federal y el Nacimiento del Estado de Campeche" (in Spanish). En la Isla del Carmen. Archived from the original on 31 August 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2026.

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