Veracruz

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Veracruz is a coastal state in eastern Mexico on the Gulf of Mexico, known for its major port city, rich colonial and indigenous history, and diverse geography ranging from tropical lowlands to high mountains.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf federative entity of Mexico
state of Mexico
borders Chiapas
Hidalgo
Oaxaca
Puebla
San Luis Potosí
Tabasco
Tamaulipas
bordersBodyOfWater Gulf of Mexico
climate humid subtropical
mountain temperate
tropical
country Mexico
executiveHead Governor of Veracruz
governmentType state government within federal republic
hasArchaeologicalSite Cempoala
El Tajín
Quiahuiztlán
San Lorenzo Tenochtitlán
hasCapital Xalapa
hasCuisineSpecialty arroz a la tumbada
pescado a la veracruzana
seafood dishes
hasDemonym jarocho
veracruzano
hasIndigenousLanguages Huastec
Mazatec
Náhuatl
linked to: Nahuan languages

Popoluca
Totonac
Zapotec
hasIndigenousPeople Huastec people
linked to: Huastec

Nahua people
linked to: Nahua

Olmec (historical)
linked to: Olmec civilization

Popoluca people
linked to: Popoluca

Totonac people
linked to: Totonac
hasLargestCity Veracruz (city)
linked to: Veracruz
hasMajorPort Port of Veracruz
hasMountainRange Sierra Madre Oriental
Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt
hasRegion Huasteca Veracruzana
linked to: Huastec

Los Tuxtlas
Montañas Centrales
Sotavento
Totonicapán coastal plain
hasRiver Actopan River
Coatzacoalcos River
Papaloapan River
Pánuco River
linked to: Pánuco River basin

Tecolutla River
hasUNESCOSite El Tajín
hasVolcano Pico de Orizaba
highestPoint Pico de Orizaba
historicalEvent Spanish landing of Hernán Cortés in 1519
knownFor Veracruz Carnival
linked to: Carnival

coffee production
indigenous cultures
major commercial port
petroleum industry
rich colonial history
son jarocho music
sugarcane production
legislativeBody Congress of Veracruz
locatedIn eastern Mexico
locatedOnBodyOfWater Gulf of Mexico
officialLanguage Spanish
partOf United Mexican States
linked to: Mexico
timeZone Central Standard Time
linked to: Central Time Zone
wasPartOf Viceroyalty of New Spain

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Pico de Orizaba locatedIn Veracruz
Spanish galleon trade port Veracruz
Gran Glaciar Norte locatedIn Veracruz
Mexican Constitution of 1824 createdState State of Veracruz
linked to: Veracruz
Carlos Ruiz playedFor Veracruz
Gulf of Mexico hasCoastlineIn Veracruz
Hernán Cortés founded Veracruz
Veracruz hasLargestCity Veracruz (city)
linked to: Veracruz
Orizaba locatedIn Veracruz
Star Mountain locatedInState Veracruz
Hidalgo borders Veracruz
Cuauhtémoc Blanco club Veracruz
Miguel Herrera employer Veracruz
Miguel Herrera teamManaged Veracruz
State of Mexico borders Veracruz
Oaxaca bordersState Veracruz
San Luis Potosí bordersWith Veracruz
State of Oaxaca borderedBy State of Veracruz
linked to: Veracruz
Eastern Mexico includesState Veracruz
subject linked to: eastern Mexico
Afro-Mexicans majorRegion Veracruz
Carlos Ruiz memberOfSportsTeam Veracruz
subject linked to: El Pescadito
Puebla FC hasRival Veracruz
Puebla FC playsDerbyAgainst Veracruz
TAR Aerolíneas focusCity Veracruz
State of Chiapas bordersState Veracruz
Southern Mexico hasSubregion Veracruz
subject linked to: southern Mexico
Zapotec populationRegion Veracruz
Nahua region Veracruz
Veracruz Spanish spokenIn Veracruz
Tabasco borders Veracruz
Siege of Veracruz location Veracruz
Siege of Veracruz location Veracruz, Mexico
linked to: Veracruz
Siege of Veracruz portCity Veracruz
Port of Veracruz locatedIn Veracruz
Port of Veracruz locatedIn State of Veracruz
linked to: Veracruz
Port of Veracruz servesCity Veracruz
Huastec spokenInState Veracruz
Sotavento locatedIn Veracruz
Sotavento locatedIn southern Veracruz
linked to: Veracruz
Xalapa locatedIn State of Veracruz
linked to: Veracruz
Xalapa capitalOf State of Veracruz
linked to: Veracruz
Popoluca spokenIn state of Veracruz
linked to: Veracruz