Sihochac is a town in the municipality of Champotón in the Mexican state of Campeche.

The Mayans constructed stone and wood barricades on the road at the entrance, while dense jungle flanked both sides of the road, forcing Montejo's forces to attempt seizing Sihochac if they wished to advance.

So, on July 7, 1540, the Spaniards and their allied central Mexican auxiliary forces assaulted the barricades, won the battle, and seized Sihochac.

[4] First contact with the Spanish, as well as Montejo's conquest, proved catastrophic for the Mayans of Chanputún.

However, a devastating smallpox epidemic ripped through the area in 1519, while war and Francisco de Montejo's establishment of the encomienda killed many as well.