DR. FRANCISCO LUNA KAN BORN-1ST MAYAN GOVERNOR OF YUCATAN
Born in Mérida, Yucatán, Luna Kan earned his medical degree from the National Polytechnic Institute’s Higher School of Rural Medicine, before earning a master’s degree in health sciences. He practiced medicine and taught before entering politics first as overseer of the state’s rural medical system. Francisco became the 1st person of pure Maya ancestry to govern Yucatán since the Spanish conquest. Francisco served as the Governor of Yucatán from 1976 to 1982. After his term as Governor, Luna Kan resigned from the PRI and joined the Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD). He unsuccessfully ran as that party’s candidate for mayor of Mérida in 1998. He also held a seat in Mexico’s Chamber of Deputies of Mexico as a PRD deputy for Yucatán. Dr, Luna Kan died in Mérida on November 23, 2023.
Sources:
“Francisco Luna Kan,” Alchetron. Retrieved 1/22/2024, https://alchetron.com/Francisco-Luna-Kan
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