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Alvarado (Veracruz)

Alvarado ( Spanish: Alvarado ) - a city in Mexico , part of the state of Veracruz . The administrative center of the eponymous municipality .

City
Alvarado
Alvarado
Coat of arms
A country Mexico
StateVeracruz
MunicipalityAlvarado
History and Geography
Center height
TimezoneUTC − 6 ; summer UTC − 5
Population
Population23,128 people ( 2010 )
Digital identifiers
Telephone code+52 297
Postcode95250, 95270, 95272, 95274 and 95278
Car codethirty
INEGI Code300110001

History

In pre-Hispanic times, the Altlisintla settlement was located here. In 1518, the conquistador Pedro de Alvarado arrived in these places, and named them in his honor. In 1563, Juan de Sahagun built a port here. The first census recorded here in 1609 20 landowners and 236 blacks. At the end of the XVIII century, 330 families lived here, in total there were more than 1300 people. In 1816, the Spanish king granted the settlement urban status (Villa).

In 1878, Alvarado became a city (Ciudad).

Links

  • Sitio no oficial de la ciudad de Alvarado
  • Ciudad puerto de alvarado


Source - https://ru.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Alvarado_(Veracruz)&oldid=92813041


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