Yucatán Languages: Difference between revisions

After Spanish, the Maya language is the second most commonly spoken in Mexico. About thirteen percent of indigenous speakers in Mexico speak Maya; about 70 percent of those live in Yucatán.  

The Yaqui Indians, native to Sonora, are famous for their fierce independence and their resistance of the Mexican government; during the time of their persecution at the hands of the government, small numbers fled to Yucatán (although the majority still live in their native Sonora).<ref>John P. Schmal, "Indigenous Languages of Mexico" (Mexconnect http://www.mexconnect.com/articles/3689-indigenous-languages-in-mexico).</ref>