Nautla () is a settlement in the Mexican

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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 Political divisions of Mexico, Federal Entit ...

. ''Nautla'' comes from the

Nahuatl 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 ...

''naui'', 'four'; and from ''tlan'', that means 'place'; so it is known as 'Four Places'.

History

First it was a prehispanic town that was in Casitas, Veracruz. Now it is in the municipality of Nautla. In 1519, the

Totonac The Totonac are an Indigenous people of Mexico who reside in the states of Veracruz, Puebla, and Hidalgo. They are one of the possible builders of the pre-Columbian city of El Tajín, and further maintained quarters in Teotihuacán (a cit ...

os had an alliance with the Spaniards and they had a battle. Nautla was destroyed by the fire. In the 16th century the king gave to

Juan de Cuenca ''Juan'' is a given name, the Spanish and Manx versions of '' John''. The name is of Hebrew origin and has the meaning "God has been gracious." It is very common in Spain and in other Spanish-speaking countries around the world and in the Philip ...

the lands of the actual Nautla, San Sebastian, and La Peña, so that they established the residence of where to stay.

Geography

The village is in the middle of the Nautla and

Misantla River Misantla is a city in the Mexico, Mexican List of states of Mexico, state of Veracruz, the administrative seat of the Municipalities of Veracruz, municipality ''(municipio (Mexico), municipio)'' of the same name. The municipality is bordered by ...

s, both of which finish in the

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. Nautla has an area of 358.63 km, which represents 0.49% of the state of Veracruz. The state is rich in minerals. Precious woods are the principal resource. According to INEGI, in the 2000 census, there are 2486 houses, with an average of 3.93 people living in. Most of them are owned by their owners, and the materials used are wood and rock. As the village is near the sea, the city has maritime activities like fishing, also many people dedicates to tourism.

Climate

The weather is warm, with temperatures of 25.5 °C.

Government

The type of government of the village is republic, there is a governor, and he is taking care of the village. The municipal president is the one who takes the decisions and he/she/they is chosen by voting.

References

Populated places in Veracruz {{Veracruz-geo-stub