Juan Pío Pérez Bermón (1798–1859) was a Mexican intellectual, philologist, researcher of Maya culture and mayor of the city of Mérida from 1848 to 1853.
His most significant contributions to the field was his Dictionary of the Mayan Language and interpretations of various fragments of the Chilam Balam.
Pío Pérez worked many government positions throughout his life, including as mayor of the city of Mérida.
While working as an authority for the government in Maní, Pío Pérez encountered 16th century records in the town archive.
[1] After translating and interpreting many materials, Pío Pérez passed them along to John Lloyd Stephens.