Proper noun
Chiapas
A state of Mexico.
Although the Liberals had mostly triumphed in the state and the rest of the country by the 1860s, Conservatives still held considerable power in Chiapas. Source: Internet
After the Spanish arrived, they established two cities called Chiapas de los Indios and Chiapas de los Españoles, with the name of Provincia de Chiapas for the area around the cities. Source: Internet
Archeology Olmec style stone sculpture from Tiltepec at the Regional Museum of Chiapas The earliest population of Chiapas was in the coastal Soconusco region, where the Chantuto peoples appeared, going back to 5500 BC. Source: Internet
Art and literature Art in Chiapas is based on the use of color and has strong indigenous influence. Source: Internet
A shell glyph – – was used as a zero symbol for these Long Count dates, the earliest of which (on Stela 2 at Chiapa de Corzo, Chiapas ) has a date of 36 BC. Source: Internet
Chiapas has about thirty percent of Mexico’s fresh water resources. Source: Internet