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'''Champotón''' is a city in the state of [[Campeche]], [[Mexico]].
'''Champotón''' is a city in the state of [[Campeche]], [[Mexico]].
It is the third-largest community in the state, behind Campeche City and [[Ciudad del Carmen]]. The [[Maya]] name Champotón means "Region of the Savanna".
It is the third-largest community in the state, between Campeche City and [[Ciudad del Carmen]]. The [[Maya]] name Champotón means "Region of the Savanna".
The famous battle "De la Mala Pelea" ("Bay of the Bad Fight") occurred here in 1517 when Spanish Francisco Hernández de Córdoba was rejected by the Mayas.
The famous battle "De la Mala Pelea" ("Bay of the Bad Fight") occurred here in 1517 when Spanish Francisco Hernández de Córdoba was rejected by the Mayas.