T'ho

{{Short description|Ancient Mayan City}}

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T'ho ({{IPA|myn|tiˈhoʔ}}) is a Mayan settlement located in the northwest of the Yucatán Peninsula, commonly indicated also with the alternative name of T'hó (in short), Ichcansiho, Ichkanzihóo or Ichcaanzihó.{{Cite web|last=Ligorred Perramon|first=Josep|date=2005|title=T'Hó: The Ancestral Mérida|url=http://www.famsi.org/reports/96018/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-08-21|website=www.famsi.org}}

Mérida, the capital of the Mexican state of Yucatán and its largest city, was built on the ruins of this Mayan settlement and founded in 1542 by Francisco de Montejo.{{Cite web|title=Mérida {{!}} Mexico|url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Merida-Mexico|access-date=2020-08-21|website=Encyclopedia Britannica|language=en}}