Halach uinik or halach uinic ( Yucatec :'real man') was the name given to the supreme ruler, overlord or chief, as they were called in the colonial period of a Maya Kuchkabal. Most Kuchkabal, was run by a halach uinik, who ruled on behalf of one of the gods of their pantheon, constituting a structure theocratic. The succession occurred in the same family, with power passing from parent to child, under the law of primogeniture. The halach concentrated all religious, military and civil power. They chose, among the members of the theocracy, officials who helped in the administration of the Kuchkabal. Mostly designating their family members as heads or batab of the batalib (municipalities) that made the Kuchkabal. These batabob commanded their own soldiers, presided over the local council, imp