The original edifice of Valladolid's main church was built in 1545, but was demolished and rebuilt in the early 1700s following a violent atrocity the town wished to forget. Following Valladolid's role in the Caste War against Spain (1847–1901), the church was given a north-facing entrance (all the others in Yucatán are east-facing), a form of punishment handed down to the local upstarts for challenging royal authority.
Iglesia de San Servacio
Valladolid
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