Francisco May Pech (1884 - 1969) was an indigenous Mayan Soldier and Commander who served as the last Supreme Commander of the Mayan forces in the Caste War of Yucatán.
Pech first became prominent after assaulting a military railway and became leader shortly after the death of Felipe Yam.
[1] In 1915, The Governor of Yucatán, Salvador Alvarado, ordered the Garrison Of Chan Santa Cruz to withdraw from the city and hand over military control of the area to Pech.
[1] Pech would continuously extract concessions from the Mexican Government over the following years, before attempting to retire in the late 1920s but was convinced to remain at a conference organized by the Governor Jose Siurob to obtain Pech's backing and administrative support.
[1] On October 30th, 2006, his great-grandson Francisco J. Rosado May became rector of the intercultural Maya University of Quintana Roo.