Palenque was a Maya city state in southern Mexico that flourished in the 7th century.
Palenque may also refer to:
Places Palenque or quilombo, a free village founded by escaped enslaved people in some regions of South America Palenque, Chiapas, the modern town and municipality in Mexico Palenque railway station Palenque, Colón, a town in Panama Palenque, the capital of Yateras, Cuba Palenque Canton, a canton of Ecuador Isla Palenque, an island of Panama, off the western Pacific shoreline San Basilio de Palenque, a Colombian town Sabana Grande de Palenque, a municipality in San Cristóbal province, Dominican Republic
Other uses Palenque International Airport, Palenque, Chiapas, Mexico Palenque language (or Palenquero), a Spanish-based creole language spoken in parts of coastal Colombia Palenque River, Ecuador an arena or cockpit in cockfighting Concerts during Carnival in Jalisco, notably Jalostotitlán, Mexico Palenque, a traditional factory to produce the alcoholic drink mezcal
See also
Palengke, a type of public market common throughout the Philippines