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Camarón De Tejeda
Camarón de Tejeda is a town in the Mexican state of Veracruz. It serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality of the same name. It is most famous for the 1863 Battle of Camarón at the town's Hacienda Camarón. In the 2005 INEGI Census, Camarón de Tejeda reported a population of 2,019, with 5,660 in the surrounding municipality. The area is essentially rural with a population density of 32 people/km2. The town is named for the large number of shrimp (''camarón'' in Spanish) found in a small river in the area. History Camarón was an ancient Totonac town called Temaxcal. At the town's hacienda, a Mexican Army of more than 3000 triumphed over 65 troops of the French Foreign Legion in the Battle of Camarón on 30 April 1863. After the battle, the words "de Tejeda" were added to the town's name by Mexican Colonel Francisco de Paula Milán to honor pro- Madero politician Sixto Adalberto Tejeda Olivares (1883-1960), originally of Chicontepec. Before ha ...
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Settlement Classification In Mexico
Mexico's states classify their settlements in a variety of fashions: Aguascalientes Under Article 106 of the Municipal Law of the State of Aguascalientethe state defines its settlements as follows: *''Ciudad'' (city): Census population in excess of 15,000 inhabitants. *''Villa'' (town): Census population of over 1,000. *''Poblado'' (village): Census population of between 500 and 1,000. *''Ranchería'' (hamlet): All other settlements. Baja California Baja California Sur According to Article 10 of the Organic Municipal Law of the State of Baja California Suthe state classifies its settlements as follows: *''Ciudad'' (city): A settlement with more than 12,000 inhabitants, or a municipal seat irrespective of population. *''Villa'' (town): More than 5,000 inhabitants. *''Pueblo'' (village): More than 2,000 inhabitants. *''Congregación'' (congregation): More than 200 inhabitants. *''Ranchería'' (hamlet): Fewer than 200 inhabitants. Campeche According to Article 12 of the ...
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Hacienda
A ''hacienda'' ( or ; or ) is an estate (or '' finca''), similar to a Roman '' latifundium'', in Spain and the former Spanish Empire. With origins in Andalusia, ''haciendas'' were variously plantations (perhaps including animals or orchards), mines or factories, with many ''haciendas'' combining these activities. The word is derived from Spanish ''hacer'' (to make, from Latin ''facere'') and ''haciendo'' (making), referring to productive business enterprises. The term ''hacienda'' is imprecise, but usually refers to landed estates of significant size, while smaller holdings were termed ''estancias'' or ''ranchos''. All colonial ''haciendas'' were owned almost exclusively by Spaniards and criollos, or rarely by mixed-race individuals. In Argentina, the term ''estancia'' is used for large estates that in Mexico would be termed ''haciendas''. In recent decades, the term has been used in the United States for an architectural style associated with the traditional estate manor ...
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Hacienda Camerone
A ''hacienda'' ( or ; or ) is an estate (or ''finca''), similar to a Roman ''latifundium'', in Spain and the former Spanish Empire. With origins in Andalusia, ''haciendas'' were variously plantations (perhaps including animals or orchards), mines or factories, with many ''haciendas'' combining these activities. The word is derived from Spanish ''hacer'' (to make, from Latin ''facere'') and ''haciendo'' (making), referring to productive business enterprises. The term ''hacienda'' is imprecise, but usually refers to landed estates of significant size, while smaller holdings were termed ''estancias'' or ''ranchos''. All colonial ''haciendas'' were owned almost exclusively by Spaniards and criollos, or rarely by mixed-race individuals. In Argentina, the term ''estancia'' is used for large estates that in Mexico would be termed ''haciendas''. In recent decades, the term has been used in the United States for an architectural style associated with the traditional estate manor hou ...
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Longitude
Longitude (, ) is a geographic coordinate that specifies the east- west position of a point on the surface of the Earth, or another celestial body. It is an angular measurement, usually expressed in degrees and denoted by the Greek letter lambda (λ). Meridians are imaginary semicircular lines running from pole to pole that connect points with the same longitude. The prime meridian defines 0° longitude; by convention the International Reference Meridian for the Earth passes near the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, south-east London on the island of Great Britain. Positive longitudes are east of the prime meridian, and negative ones are west. Because of the Earth's rotation, there is a close connection between longitude and time measurement. Scientifically precise local time varies with longitude: a difference of 15° longitude corresponds to a one-hour difference in local time, due to the differing position in relation to the Sun. Comparing local time to an absol ...
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Latitude
In geography, latitude is a geographic coordinate system, geographic coordinate that specifies the north-south position of a point on the surface of the Earth or another celestial body. Latitude is given as an angle that ranges from −90° at the south pole to 90° at the north pole, with 0° at the Equator. Parallel (latitude), Lines of constant latitude, or ''parallels'', run east-west as circles parallel to the equator. Latitude and longitude are used together as a coordinate pair to specify a location on the surface of the Earth. On its own, the term "latitude" normally refers to the ''geodetic latitude'' as defined below. Briefly, the geodetic latitude of a point is the angle formed between the vector perpendicular (or ''Normal (geometry), normal'') to the ellipsoidal surface from the point, and the equatorial plane, plane of the equator. Background Two levels of abstraction are employed in the definitions of latitude and longitude. In the first step the physical surface i ...
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State Of Veracruz
Veracruz, formally Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. Located in eastern Mexico, Veracruz is bordered by seven states, which are Tamaulipas, San Luis Potosí, Hidalgo, Puebla, Oaxaca, Chiapas, and Tabasco. Veracruz is divided into 212 municipalities, and its capital city is Xalapa-Enríquez. Veracruz has a significant share of the coastline of the Gulf of Mexico on the east of the state. The state is noted for its mixed ethnic and indigenous populations. Its cuisine reflects the many cultural influences that have come through the state because of the importance of the port of Veracruz. In addition to the capital city, the state's largest cities include Veracruz, Coatzacoalcos, Córdoba, Minatitlán, Poza Rica, Boca Del Río and Orizaba. Etymology The official name of the state is Veracruz de Ignacio ...
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Chicontepec De Tejeda
Chicontepec is a municipality in the Mexican state of Veracruz. It is located in the north of the State of Veracruz. It has a surface area of . It is located at . Geography The municipality of Chicontepec is delimited to the north by Tantoyuca and Ixcatepec, to the east by Temapache and Tepetzintla, to the south by Ixhuatlán de Madero, and to the west by Hidalgo. The weather in Chicontepec is very warm all year round with rain in summer. Economy It produces principally maize, beans and oranges. Culture Many inhabitants still speak the Nahuatl language Nahuatl ( ; ), Aztec, or Mexicano is a language or, by some definitions, a group of languages of the Uto-Aztecan language family. Varieties of Nahuatl are spoken by about Nahuas, most of whom live mainly in Central Mexico and have smaller popul ... and practice indigenous customs. The celebration in honor of Santiago Apóstol, Patron of Chicontepec, takes place in July. References External links *Municipal Official we ...
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Adalberto Tejeda Olivares
Sixto Adalberto Tejeda Olivares (28 March 1883 – 8 September 1960) was a Mexican politician, who served two terms (1920–1924 and 1928–1932) as Governor of Veracruz. He was born in Chicontepec de Tejeda, Veracruz. During the Mexican Revolution, Tejeda obtained the rank of lieutenant colonel. In 1918, he was elected Senator. Tejeda was also a diplomat. He served as the Mexican Ambassador to France (1935-1937), Spain (1937-1939), and Peru Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the south and west by the Pac ... (1942). References {{DEFAULTSORT:Tejeda Olivares, Adalberto 1883 births 1960 deaths Governors of Veracruz Mexican diplomats Ambassadors of Mexico to Peru Ambassadors of Mexico to France Ambassadors of Mexico to Spain Candidates in the 1934 Mexican presidential election ...
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Francisco I
Francis I or Francis the First may refer to: People Kings and emperors * Francis I of France (1494–1547), King of France, reigned 1515–1547 * Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor (1708–1765), reigned 1745–1765 * Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor, also known as Francis I, Emperor of Austria, (1768–1835), reigned 1804–1835 * Francis I of the Two Sicilies (1777–1830), reigned 1825–1830 Dukes *Francis I, Duke of Brittany (1414–1450), reigned 1442–1450 * Francis I, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg (1510–1581), reigned 1543–1571 * Francis I, Duke of Nevers (1516–1561), reigned 1539–1561 * Francis I, Duke of Lorraine (1517–1545), reigned 1544–1545 * Francesco I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (1541–1587), reigned 1574–1587 * Francesco I d'Este, Duke of Modena (1610–1658), reigned 1644–1658 Others * Francesco I Gonzaga (1366–1407) * Francis I of Beauharnais (died 1587), leading noble of the French House of Beauharnais * Francis I Rákóczi (1645–1676), e ...
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Francisco De Paula Milán
Francisco de Paula Milán (January 1, 1821 – May 8, 1883 in Xalapa, Veracruz) was an officier of the Mexican Army from the ''Liberals'' group, that fought in the service of Benito Juárez. Biography Milán completed law school at the University of Puebla. He joined the National Guard in 1847 and was involved in the defence of the ports of Veracruz and other actions against the American invasion, for which he went to prison twice. He fought in the Mexican Reform War (1857-1861) against the ''Conservatives'' and in the setting of the French intervention in Mexico. In 1862 he had the ''Greatest Mexican Victory'' with his contributation to the battle of May 5 (Fortress Puebla). After that, he was notified that he was the new commander of Veracruz. With his command over a small army he ambushed and eliminated a small division belonging to the French Foreign Legion on April 30, 1863. Due to this, Milán commanded: 1200 soldiers from the Army battalion and 600 men from the Cavalry-S ...
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French Foreign Legion
The French Foreign Legion (, also known simply as , "the Legion") is a corps of the French Army created to allow List of militaries that recruit foreigners, foreign nationals into French service. The Legion was founded in 1831 and today consists of several specialties, namely infantry, Armoured Cavalry Arm, cavalry, Military engineering, engineers, and Airborne forces, airborne troops. It formed part of the Army of Africa (France), Armée d'Afrique, French Army units associated with French colonial empire, France's colonial project in North Africa, until the end of the Algerian War in 1962. Legionnaires are today renowned as highly trained soldiers whose training focuses on traditional military skills and on the Legion's strong ''Morale, esprit de corps'', as its men come from different countries with different cultures. Consequently, training is often described as not only physically challenging, but also very stressful psychologically. Legionnaires may apply for French citize ...
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