Veracruz

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Veracruz is a coastal state in eastern Mexico on the Gulf of Mexico, known for its major port city, rich colonial and indigenous history, and diverse geography ranging from tropical lowlands to high mountains.


Statements (70)
Predicate Object
instanceOf federative entity of Mexico
state of Mexico
borders Chiapas
Hidalgo
Oaxaca
Puebla
San Luis Potosí
Tabasco
Tamaulipas
bordersBodyOfWater Gulf of Mexico
climate humid subtropical
mountain temperate
tropical
country Mexico
executiveHead Governor of Veracruz
governmentType state government within federal republic
hasArchaeologicalSite Cempoala
El Tajín
Quiahuiztlán
San Lorenzo Tenochtitlán
hasCapital Xalapa
hasCuisineSpecialty arroz a la tumbada
pescado a la veracruzana
seafood dishes
hasDemonym jarocho
veracruzano
hasIndigenousLanguages Huastec
Mazatec
Náhuatl
Popoluca
Totonac
Zapotec
hasIndigenousPeople Huastec people
Nahua people
Olmec (historical)
Popoluca people
Totonac people
hasLargestCity Veracruz (city)
hasMajorPort Port of Veracruz
hasMountainRange Sierra Madre Oriental
Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt
hasRegion Huasteca Veracruzana
Los Tuxtlas
Montañas Centrales
Sotavento
Totonicapán coastal plain
hasRiver Actopan River
Coatzacoalcos River
Papaloapan River
Pánuco River
Tecolutla River
hasUNESCOSite El Tajín
hasVolcano Pico de Orizaba
highestPoint Pico de Orizaba
historicalEvent Spanish landing of Hernán Cortés in 1519
knownFor Veracruz Carnival
coffee production
indigenous cultures
major commercial port
petroleum industry
rich colonial history
son jarocho music
sugarcane production
legislativeBody Congress of Veracruz
locatedIn eastern Mexico
locatedOnBodyOfWater Gulf of Mexico
officialLanguage Spanish
partOf United Mexican States
timeZone Central Standard Time
wasPartOf Viceroyalty of New Spain

Referenced by (79)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Actopan River ("Mexican state of Veracruz")
Cofre de Perote
Gran Glaciar Norte
Orizaba
Pico de Orizaba
Port of Veracruz
Port of Veracruz ("State of Veracruz")
Quiahuiztlán
Sotavento
Sotavento ("southern Veracruz")
Xalapa ("State of Veracruz")
locatedIn
Mazatec
Oto-Manguean languages
Popoluca ("state of Veracruz")
Veracruz Spanish
spokenIn
Hidalgo
State of Mexico
Tabasco
borders
Instituto Tecnológico de Orizaba ("State of Veracruz")
La Pluviosilla ("State of Veracruz")
Río Blanco, Veracruz ("State of Veracruz")
countrySubdivision
Cerro del Borrego ("State of Veracruz")
Sierra Madre de Oaxaca ("state of Veracruz")
Villa Rica de la Vera Cruz
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory
Mexican Federal Highway 190
Sierra Madre Oriental
Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt
passesThrough
Chiapas
Tamaulipas
bordersMexicanState
Oaxaca
State of Chiapas
bordersState
Pánuco River basin
Star Mountain
locatedInState
Siege of Veracruz
Siege of Veracruz ("Veracruz, Mexico")
location
Carlos Ruiz
Luis Hernández
memberOfSportsTeam
Museo de Arte del Estado de Veracruz (Orizaba) ("State of Veracruz")
Villa Rica de la Vera Cruz ("Vera Cruz")
namedAfter
Nahua
Quiahuiztlán ("central Veracruz")
region
Cofre de Perote ("State of Veracruz")
administrativeRegion
Governor of Veracruz ("State of Veracruz")
appliesToJurisdiction
State of Oaxaca ("State of Veracruz")
borderedBy
San Luis Potosí
bordersWith
Xalapa ("State of Veracruz")
capitalOf
Cuauhtémoc Blanco
club
Mexican Constitution of 1824 ("State of Veracruz")
createdState
Miguel Herrera
employer
TAR Aerolíneas
focusCity
Hernán Cortés
founded
Congress of Veracruz ("State of Veracruz")
governs
Gulf of Mexico
hasCoastlineIn
Veracruz ("Veracruz (city)")
hasLargestCity
Puebla FC
hasRival
Southern Mexico
hasSubregion
Mexico Time Zones
includesRegion
Eastern Mexico
includesState
Star Mountain
isOnBorderBetween
Orizaba metropolitan area ("state of Veracruz")
isPartOf
Congress of Veracruz ("State of Veracruz")
jurisdiction
Montañas Centrales ("state of Veracruz")
locatedInAdministrativeDivision
Municipality of Orizaba ("State of Veracruz")
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity
Orizaba metropolitan area ("central Veracruz")
locatedInRegion
Afro-Mexicans
majorRegion
Viceroyalty of New Spain
notablePort
Museo de Arte del Estado de Veracruz (Orizaba) ("State of Veracruz")
operatedBy
Las Altas Montañas region of Veracruz ("State of Veracruz")
partOf
Cartas de Relación
placeDescribed
Carlos Ruiz
playedFor
Puebla FC
playsDerbyAgainst
Zapotec
populationRegion
Spanish galleon trade
port
Siege of Veracruz
portCity
Port of Veracruz
servesCity
Huastec
spokenInState
Quiahuiztlán ("State of Veracruz")
stateParty
Miguel Herrera
teamManaged
Cerro del Borrego ("central Veracruz")
touristRegion

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