From there many of them continued northwest, where they conquered the classical Maya city of Uuc Yabnal and renamed it as Chichen Itza.

There their leader Ah Suytok Tutul Xiu, nicknamed Chac Uitzil Hun, founded Uxmal.

"The Indians who inhabited Chichen Itza, ruled by a great lord called Kukulcan, and showing this be true named the main building Kukulcan, and say they came from the west and differing in whether entered before or after the Yzaes or with them, and said they were well prepared and had no wife or children, and say that after his return he was taken into Mexico by one of their gods and called Cezalcuati, [Quetzalcoatl]."

The Sacred Cenote of Chichen Itza was specially considered an entrance to the afterlife and thus a site of pilgrimage.

It is 15 meters deep from the ground to the water surface and its very steep walls made almost impossible to climb out if thrown into.

However, Ceel managed to survive and climbed out, which he used as a sign of his divine right to rule and proclaimed himself Ajaw, a spiritual and political leader.

In 1194, Hunac Ceel Cauich declared war on Chac-Xib-Chac one of the K'ul Kokom, the four rulers of Chichen Itza.

Scientific data points to the fact that Chichen Itza declined before the rise of Mayapan as a regional power, but ongoing research is currently being done in several Maya sites, so there is not any chronological certainty yet.

Sac Nicté fell in love with a member of the royalty of Chichen Itza named Canek (Kaan Ek in Yucatec, meaning black snake).

Gifts from all over Mayeb arrived, Gold, animal tusks, perfume, emeralds, and turtle shells filled with quetzal feather.

On the day of the wedding, Uxmal was decorated with ribbons, feather, plants, and brightly painted bows, the people of the city were dancing and having parties in the street.

Hunac Ceel, Ah Ulil, and other leaders traveled with a large army to Chichen Itza only to find the city completely abandoned.

[7] In 1441, Ah Xiu Xupan, the great ruler of Uxmal, was given the task of making war on the royal family of the Cocom, whom he managed to kill.