Editing Comitán (section)

==History==
The old town was founded in a swamp by a group of [[Tzeltal people]]. The original name given by the local population was '''Balún Canán''' (which means "Nine stars").  As part of the [[Spanish colonization of the Americas|Spanish colonization]], the town of Comitan was founded in February 1528 and elevated to the city in 1556 by Dominican friars, belonging to the captaincy of Guatemala.  It was later changed to '''Comitán de las Flores''' and, in 1915, to '''Comitán de Domínguez''',  after Dr. [[Belisario Domínguez]], who gave a memorable speech in Congress against the dictator [[Victoriano Huerta]] for which he was murdered.