Heroica Puebla de Zaragoza

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Heroica Puebla de Zaragoza is a historic and culturally rich city in central Mexico, known for its colonial architecture, culinary traditions like mole poblano, and its role in the Battle of Puebla.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
municipality
alsoKnownAs La Heroica Puebla de Zaragoza
Puebla
Puebla de Zaragoza
capitalOf state of Puebla
coordinateLocation 19.0437°N 98.1986°W
country Mexico
demonym poblano
elevationAboveSeaLevel about 2170 m
foundedAs Puebla de los Ángeles
founder Spanish colonial authorities
foundingDate 1531
governedBy Municipal President of Puebla
hasAirport Puebla International Airport
hasArchitecturalStyle Baroque architecture
Neoclassical architecture
hasClimate temperate subtropical highland climate
hasCulturalAttraction Amparo Museum
Biblioteca Palafoxiana
Capilla del Rosario
Estrella de Puebla
Fuerte de Guadalupe
Fuerte de Loreto
Puebla Cathedral
hasFestivity Cinco de Mayo celebrations
hasHeritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
hasSportsTeam Club Puebla
hasTraditionalDish chiles en nogada
mole poblano
hasUniversity Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla
Universidad de las Américas Puebla
heritageDesignationAppliesTo Historic Centre of Puebla
historicalEventLocation Battle of Puebla (1862)
knownFor Battle of Puebla
Talavera pottery
colonial architecture
mole poblano
locatedIn Puebla
central Mexico
locatedInTimeZone America/Mexico_City
locatedNear Popocatépetl volcano
locatedOn Valley of Puebla
namedAfter Ignacio Zaragoza
officialLanguage Spanish
partOf Puebla metropolitan area
population over 1,500,000 inhabitants
primaryReligion Roman Catholicism
roadNetworkConnection Mexican Federal Highway 150D
Mexican Federal Highway 190

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Heroica Puebla de Zaragoza ("La Heroica Puebla de Zaragoza")
alsoKnownAs
Puebla
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