Fortin de las Flores
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Coordinates: 18 ° 54 ' N , 97 ° 0' W Fortín de las Flores on the map of Veracruz
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| Country | Mexico | |
| State | Veracruz | |
| Municipio | Fortin | |
| Residents | 21,370 (2010) | |
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Fortín de las Flores is a city in the Altas Montañas region in the Mexican state of Veracruz . Fortín de las Flores is the administrative seat of the Municipio Fortín .
history
origin of the name
The name Fortín came about because at the end of the 18th century a fortress was built on that site to protect the transport route over the Río Metlac . The second part of the name (added later) dates back to the late 19th century when Antonio Polanco introduced flower growing here on a commercial basis. Fortín floriculture is known nationally and internationally.
Increased importance as a city
By decree of July 1930, the municipality of Fortín was founded in the immediate vicinity of the municipalities of Córdoba and Ixtaczoquitlán .
With a decree of July 15, 1955, the village of Fortín was raised to the rank of a small town (villa) and renamed Fortín de las Flores .
On November 12, 1959 Fortín de las Flores received city rights (it was classified as Ciudad).
Attractions
One of the historically most important sights in the area of the municipality is the Ex Hacienda la Monte Blanco . It was built in 1618 and is one of the oldest haciendas in the region. During the War of Independence , it served as a barracks for the insurgents .
The main attraction of the area is Barranca de Metlac , a shaped by the Río Metlac Canyon .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Catálogo de Localidades
- ↑ Bernardo García Díaz: The State of Veracruz (Ediciones Nueva Guía, SA de CV, 2002), p. 135 ISBN 968-5437-28-9
- ↑ Fortín Descubriendo ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF file; Spanish)
- ↑ History of Fortín on the official website of the municipality ( Memento of the original from November 28, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Spanish; accessed January 12, 2014)
- ↑ Tourism in Fortín ( Memento of the original from February 3, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Spanish; accessed January 12, 2014)
