Isla Mujeres - Island of woman
Local historians tell several stories about how the island received its name. One version is that when Francisco Hernández de Córdoba landed on the island, he found several small statues of naked women believed to be representations of different goddesses, the most famous of which is Ixchel, Goddess of the moon, fertility, and all becoming. It is said that young virgins were sent to the island before marriage to ask for fertility and uncomplicated births.
Another version states that Isla Mujeres was named such because when the first Spanish explorers came to the island in 1517, the men had all gone fishing and only women were present. Because of this, the Spaniards thought that only women occupied the island. Yet another story says that only women were found on the island because the pirates had left them behind while they went to plunder boats and villages across the Caribbean.
Nevertheless, for island natives, the Goddess Ixchel still protects and blesses her island.
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Pirates
Legend has it that during the 17th and 18th centuries, pirates devastated coastal cities of the Caribbean in search of supplies and treasures. Isla Mujeres served as a refuge, and the protective waters of the Lagoon Makax helped hide away famous pirates like Jean Lafitte and Henry Morgan. Some still believe that pirates buried their treasures here.
The last famous pirate to reside on the island was Fermín Mundaca, who fell in love with a beautiful young girl from Merida known as La Trigueña. With the intention of winning her love, Mundaca built an elegant estate but she married another man and Mundaca died in Merida of a broken heart. In the cemetery on Isla Mujeres you can find his tombstone where you can read the following inscription:
“As you are, I once was, and as I am, you will be.”
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Mundaca supports the foundation initiative currently operating on Isla Mujeres. Please visit PEACE Isla Mujeres's website - A Foundation Supporting Community.
For cultural and historical information on Isla Mujeres, click the following link to check out our bi-lingual magazine Atando Cabos.
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