Chetumal: Who is Othón P. Blanco and why is a municipality of Quintana Roo named after him?

Othón P. Blanco is the name of one of the first municipalities of Quintana Roo, but the person who was named that way in life, is recorded in the history of Quintana Roo, was much more than a sailor. His legacy remains in the demarcation that bears his name and, especially, in the city that he founded: Payo Obispo, today known as Chetumal, capital of the Entity. Today, it commemorates the foundation of that city, which also functioned as a cente…