Tlacotalpan
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Coordinates: 18 ° 37 ′ N , 95 ° 40 ′ W
Tlacotalpan on the map of Veracruz
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| Basic data | |
| Country | Mexico |
| State | Veracruz |
| Municipio | Tlacotalpan |
| City foundation | 1541 |
| Residents | 7600 (2010) |
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| Detailed data | |
| height | 10 m |
| Post Code | 95460 |
| prefix | (+52) 288 |
| Time zone | UTC −6 |
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UNESCO world heritage 
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| The main square ( Zócalo ) of Tlacotalpan |
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 Mexico
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| Type: | Culture |
| Criteria : | ii, iv |
| Reference No .: | 791 |
| UNESCO region : | Latin America and the Caribbean |
| History of enrollment | |
| Enrollment: | 1998 (session 22) |
Tlacotalpan is a small town with 7,600 inhabitants (2010) in the Mexican state of Veracruz on the banks of the Río Papaloapan . Tlacotalpan was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site because its urban layout and architecture show a mixture of Spanish and Caribbean traditions in a particularly important and high-quality way. Tlacotalpan is the capital of the municipality of the same name Tlacotalpan .
history
In pre-Hispanic times, Tlacotalpan was a city with a Náhuatl- speaking population that was subjugated by the Aztecs , probably as part of the trains of the ruler Axayacatl leading into this area , it paid tribute to the Aztec tribute capital Tochtepec . The name Tla'cotlālpan means "where the land is divided".
The first European visitor was Juan de Grijalva in June 1518. Tlacotalpan may not have been conquered until 1521 by Gonzalo de Sandoval . After a short time in the possession of an encomendero, the city fell as direct possession to the Spanish crown in 1541 and was administered from the newly founded city of Veracruz .
The current shape of the city goes back to a devastating fire in 1788, after which all the houses had to be built from masonry.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/862
- ^ Peter Gerhard: Geografía histórica de la Nueva España, 1519-1821 México, UNAM 1986, ISBN 968-36-0293-2 . P. 369.
Heritage: Historic Center of Mexico City and Xochimilco (1987) | Pre-Columbian City and National Park of Palenque (1987) | Pre-Columbian city of Teotihuacán (1987) | Old town of Oaxaca and ruins of Monte Albán (1987) | Historic Center of Puebla (1987) | Guanajuato Historic Center and Mines (1988) | Pre-Columbian city of Chichén Itzá (1988) | Old Town of Morelia (1991) | Pre-Columbian city of El Tajín (1992) | Old town of Zacatecas (1993) | Rock carvings in the Sierra de San Francisco (1993) | Monasteries on the slopes of Popocatépetl (1994) | Pre-Columbian city of Uxmal (1996) | Querétaro monument ensemble (1996) | Cabañas Hospice in Guadalajara (1997) | Monument area of Tlacotalpan (1998) | Archaeological sites of Paquimé in Casas Grandes (1998) | Xochicalco Archaeological Site (1999) | Historic city and fortress of Campeche (1999) | Franciscan Missions in the Sierra Gorda (2003) | Luís Barragán's house and studio (2004) | Agave landscape and historical tequila production sites (2006) | University campus of the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (2007) | Fortified town of San Miguel de Allende and the pilgrimage church of Jesús de Nazareno in Atotonilco (2008) | Camino Real de Tierra Adentro (2010) | Prehistoric caves of Yagul and Mitla in the Oaxaca Valley (2010) | Aqueduct of Padre Tembleque (2015)
Natural heritage: Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve (1987) | El Vizcaíno lagoon - whale shelter (1993) | Islands and Protected Areas in the Gulf of California (2005) | Mariposa Monarca Biosphere Reserve (2008) | El Pinacate y Gran Desierto de Altar Biosphere Reserve (2013) | Revillagigedo Archipelago (2016)
Cultural / natural heritage: Mayan city of Calakmul and tropical rainforests in Campeche (2002)