María Uicab

María Uicab was a priestess and Maya leader, born in Yucatán in the 19th century. She flourished during the Caste War of Yucatán.{{sfn|Rosado Rosado|Santana Rivas|2008|p=113}} She was also known by the nicknames Patron Saint and Queen of Tulum.{{sfn|Rosado Rosado|Santana Rivas|2008|p=113}} It seems that her original name could have been María Petrona Uicab{{sfn|Rosado Rosado|Santana Rivas|2008|p=129}} and that she was married three times, first in 1860.{{sfn|Rosado Rosado|Santana Rivas|2008|p=129}}

She was influential in the Cruzoob religious movement.{{sfn|Rosado Rosado|Santana Rivas|2008|p=130}} A charismatic woman, she had a skill for making her followers obey her. She did this by appealing to their superstitions.{{sfn|Rugeley|2001|p=90}} In a temple in the city of Tulum, she supposedly interpreted "the voices of three crosses." The crosses stood upon an altar, and Uicab claimed to be able to interpret their commands.{{sfn|Rugeley|2001|p=90}}{{sfn|Rosado Rosado|Santana Rivas|2008|p=118-119}} After 1875, her name stopped appearing in written sources; it seems that by that time, she had died.{{sfn|Villalobos González|2006|p=243}} Even so, the end of her life is a mystery. One possibility is that she was assassinated by her own followers in the Cruzoob movement; another is that she died of old age.{{sfn|Rosado Rosado|Santana Rivas|2008|p=137}}