Colonia Extremadura Insurgentes in Ciudad de México, Mexico — The Valley of Mexico (The Central Highlands)

Stela of Halch, Huinic

Cultura Maya

— Stela 18 from Edzna, Campeche —

Stela of Halch, Huinic Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, April 30, 2021

1. Stela of Halch, Huinic Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Estela de Halch, Huinic.
Edzna, Camp.
Periodo Clasico Tardio 500-900 D.C.

Jefe político militar, con tocado de plumas, collar y cinturón con las caras del sol y del jaguar, porta un baston con una figura grotesca y una manopla. Debajo esta el ser de una región conquistada.

English translation:
Stela of Halch, Huinic
Edzna, Campeche
Late Classical Period 500-900 AD

A military political chief, with feather headdress, collar and belt with faces of the sun and a jaguar, carries a symbolic staff with a grotesque figure and a handstone. Below the chief is a captive from a conquered region. (Marker Number 10.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Anthropology & Archaeology • Parks & Recreational Areas.

Location. 19° 22.732′ N, 99° 10.709′ W. Marker is in Ciudad de México. It is in Colonia Extremadura Insurgentes. Marker is on Avenida Porfirio Díaz just west of Avenida Insurgentes Sur, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Ciudad de México 03740, Mexico. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other

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markers are within walking distance of this marker. Mask of the Chaac Deity, Kabah, Yucatán (within shouting distance of this marker); Kukulkán Panel (within shouting distance of this marker); Atlante from Chichén Itzá, Yucatán (within shouting distance of this marker); Tláloc from Castillo de Teayo, Veracruz (within shouting distance of this marker); Panel of the Priests (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Serpent Columns (about 90 meters away); Quetzalcoatl Base Engraving (about 120 meters away); Dolores Asúnsolo López Negrete (about 120 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ciudad de México.

Regarding Stela of Halch, Huinic. Unfortunately the lower portion of the replica does not show the entire stela, so some of the marker's meaning is lost. The lower portion of the original stela shows a captive from a conquered city or region (most likely Coba). Since the time of the marker's placement in 1971, it is also likely that new information about Edzna and its history has been discovered. For example, this stela is normally known as Stela 18 and portrays the ruler known as Janaahb Yook K'inich and dates from 672 CE. See the following for more information: “A glimpse from Edzna’s hieroglyphics: Middle, Late and Terminal Classic Processes of Cultural Interaction between the Southern, Northern

Stela of Halch, Huinic and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, April 30, 2021

2. Stela of Halch, Huinic and Marker

and Western Lowlands”, Carlos Pallán Gayol, Contributions in New World Archaeology, vol. 4, 2012.

A nearby Kukulkan or Quetzalcoatl sculpture image. Click for full size.

Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, April 30, 2021

3. A nearby Kukulkan or Quetzalcoatl sculpture

This replica is also missing its marker.

Credits. This page was last revised on May 28, 2021. It was originally submitted on May 8, 2021, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana. This page has been viewed 99 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 8, 2021, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana. 3. submitted on May 9, 2021, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana.