Can Pech was south of Ah Canul and north of Chakán Putum, on the coast of the Gulf of Mexico.

During the Preclassic and Classic period, around the area of Can Pech, important cities and towns were built.

They include Becan, Edzná, Dzibilinocac, Alimochei, Jaina, Nadzcaan, Balamkú, Calakmul, Xcalumkín, Kankí, Chunhuhub, Xtampac, and Hochob.

The war was powerful enough that by 1461, the League had completely broken up into several different countries called Kuchkabal.

And as they were full and wanted us to ship, came the people work fifty Indians, with good cotton blankets and peace, and what appeared should be caciques, and tell us by signs what we wanted and gave them to understand that water and then go to the ships, and we noted with hands if we came from where the sun rises and said "Castilan", "Castilan" and not look in lecture about "Castilan" - True History of the Conquest of New Spain, Bernal Díaz del CastilloThe Spaniards were taken into the city and given a tour of the palaces and pyramids.

And being so many other Indians came, they brought very dastardly blankets, buckets full of reeds and put on a plain, and then, after these, came two squadrons of Indian archers, spears and shields, and slings and stones, with their weapons of cotton, and made in concert and each squad captain, which is short distance away from us; and then at that moment went to another house, which was his shrine idols, ten Indians who brought clothes blankets long cotton that gave to their feet, and were white, and very big hair, full of revolt blood with them, they can not even comb desparcir or if not cut; Indians whom were priests of idols, which in New Spain potatoes are commonly called, and thus will name hereafter ... And those potatoes brought incense, as a way of resin called copal among them, and with clay braziers full of coals we began to fumigate, and signs will tell us that we leave their lands before that there are joint wood fire place and burn finished; if not, we will kill war.

After the battle, the Spaniards only had ten cavalry and fifty-five foot soldiers left.

The Spaniards sent diplomats into Can Pech to convince the Batab (Municipal leaders) to swear allegiance to the crown of Spain.

In the present-day state of Campeche, there were Ah Canul, Can Pech, and Chakán Putum.