Tempoal (formally: Tempoal de Sánchez) is a city in the
Mexican state
A Mexican State (), officially the Free and Sovereign State (), is a constituent federative entity of Mexico according to the Constitution of Mexico. Currently there are 31 states, each with its own constitution, government, state governor, a ...
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 Political divisions of Mexico, Federal Entit ...
. Located in the state's
Huasteca Alta
The Huasteca Alta region is one of the regions of the Mexican state of Veracruz. It is part of the broader Huasteca
La Huasteca is a geographical and cultural region located partially along the Gulf of Mexico and including parts of the states o ...
region,
it serves as the municipal seat of the surrounding
municipality of Tempoal.
In the 2005 INEGI Census, the city of Tempoal reported a total population of 12,237.
Name
Tempoal comes from the
Wastek ''Tam-puhal'', meaning "place of toads". "De Sánchez" honours
Rafael Platón Sánchez (1831–1867), a native of the area who fought in the
Battle of Puebla
The Battle of Puebla (; ), also known as the Battle of May 5 () took place on 5 May 1862, near Puebla de los Ángeles, during the second French intervention in Mexico. French troops under the command of Charles de Lorencez repeatedly failed to s ...
of 5 May 1862 and later chaired the court martial that sentenced
Emperor Maximilian and his generals
Miguel Miramón
Miguel Gregorio de la Luz Atenógenes Miramón y Tarelo, known as Miguel Miramón, (29 September 1831 – 19 June 1867) was a Mexican Conservative Party (Mexico), conservative general who disputed the president of Mexico, Mexican presidency with ...
and
Tomás Mejía
José Tomás de la Luz Mejía Camacho, better known as Tomás Mejía (17 September 1820 – 19 June 1867), was a Mexican soldier of Otomi background, who consistently sided with the Conservative Party (Mexico), Conservative Party throughout its ...
to death by firing squad in
Santiago de Querétaro
Santiago (, ; ), also known as Santiago de Chile (), is the capital and largest city of Chile and one of the largest cities in the Americas. It is located in the country's central valley and is the center of the Santiago Metropolitan Region, ...
on 19 June 1867.
History
Tempoal was founded in
pre-Hispanic
In the history of the Americas, the pre-Columbian era, also known as the pre-contact era, or as the pre-Cabraline era specifically in Brazil, spans from the initial peopling of the Americas in the Upper Paleolithic to the onset of European c ...
times.
It was given town ''(villa)'' status in 1927 and city ''(ciudad)'' status in 1960.
References
External links
TempoalWeb page of the Veracruz State Govt. Retrieved 6 November 2008.
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Populated places in Veracruz