Universidad Istmo Americana F.C.
Universidad Istmo Americana F.C. is a Mexican football club that plays in the Tercera División de México. The club is based in Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz. The club represents the Universidad Istmo Americana F.C. See also * Football in Mexico * Veracruz * Tercera División de México External linksOfficial Page References Football clubs in Veracruz 2005 establishments in Mexico {{Mexico-footyclub-stub ...
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Coatzacoalcos
Coatzacoalcos () is a major port city in the southern part of the Mexican state of Veracruz, mostly on the western side of the Coatzacoalcos River estuary, on the Bay of Campeche, on the southern Gulf of Mexico coast. The city serves as the municipal seat of the municipality of the same name. It is the state's third largest city, after Veracruz City and Xalapa. Etymology Coatzacoalcos comes from a Nahuatl word meaning "site of the Snake" or "where the snake hides." According to the legend, this is where the god Quetzalcoatl made his final journey to the sea in around 999 and he made his promise to return. History Coatzacoalcos sits within the Olmec heartland. Excavations in 2008 for a tunnel under the Coatzacoalcos River indicate a substantial pre-Hispanic population. By the time of the Spanish arrival the area was under Mayan influence. In 1522, Hernán Cortés ordered Gonzalo de Sandoval to fund a settlement near Guazacualco. Sandoval named it Villa del Espíritu Santo. ...
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