Veracruz City

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Veracruz City is a historic port city on the Gulf of Mexico known as one of Mexico’s oldest and most important maritime and commercial hubs.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Veracruz City canonical 3
Veracruz (city) 1
Veracruz Municipality 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (54)

Predicate Object
instanceOf city
port city
connectedBy Veracruz–Mexico City highway
railway to Mexico City
country Mexico
demonym jarocho
veracruzano
economy commerce
petrochemicals
shipping
tourism
elevationAboveSeaLevel 10 metres
founder Hernán Cortés
foundingDate 1519
hasAirport General Heriberto Jara International Airport
hasClimate tropical savanna climate
hasCulturalAttraction City Museum of Veracruz
Naval Historical Museum
Veracruz Aquarium
hasFestival Carnival of Veracruz
hasHeritage colonial architecture
fortifications
hasLandmark Baluarte de Santiago
Cathedral of Veracruz
Gran Café de la Parroquia
Malecón of Veracruz
Municipal Palace of Veracruz
San Juan de Ulúa fortress
Zócalo of Veracruz
hasPort Port of Veracruz
historicalSignificance one of the oldest European-founded cities in Mexico
principal colonial port of New Spain on the Gulf of Mexico
isCapitalOf Veracruz Municipality
linked to: Veracruz City
knownFor lively music and dance traditions
seafood cuisine
son jarocho music
languageUsed Spanish
locatedIn Veracruz (state)
linked to: Veracruz
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Sotavento Region
linked to: Sotavento
locatedInTimeZone Central Daylight Time
linked to: Central Time Zone

Central Standard Time
linked to: Central Time Zone
locatedOn Gulf of Mexico
locatedOnWaterbody Bay of Campeche
linked to: Gulf of Mexico
officialLanguage Spanish
originalName Villa Rica de la Vera Cruz
partOf Gulf Coast of Mexico
population over 400000 inhabitants
role commercial hub
industrial center
major maritime hub
transportHubFor central Mexico
eastern Mexico
wasSceneOf French intervention in Mexico landings
U.S. occupation of Veracruz (1914)

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Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Eastern Mexico hasMajorCity Veracruz City
subject linked to: eastern Mexico
Villa Rica de la Vera Cruz followedBy city of Veracruz
linked to: Veracruz City
Gulf Coast regions majorCity Veracruz (city)
linked to: Veracruz City
Veracruz City isCapitalOf Veracruz Municipality
linked to: Veracruz City
General Heriberto Jara International Airport serves Veracruz metropolitan area
linked to: Veracruz City
Connected by highway to Veracruz City connectsCity Veracruz City
Papantla de Olarte roadConnection Veracruz City