Teziutlán

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Teziutlán is a small city in the northeast of the Mexican state of Puebla. Its reported population in 1990 was 43,867. It also serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality of the same name.

Teziutlán is located at [19°49′N 97°22′W], close to the border with Veracruz, in the Sierra Madre Oriental. The area is drained by the Río El Calvario, Río Xóloatl and Río Xoloco rivers.

Teziutlán is described in some guidebooks as a "picturesque colonial town". It was founded on 15 March 1552 at a location known to the locals as "Teziuhyotepetzintlan". The name Teziutlán is Nahuatl, and means "place near the hailstones".

Famous sons

The city is noteworthy as the birthplace of two prominent twentieth-century politicians:

Manuel Ávila Camacho (24 April 1897 – 13 October 1955), President of Mexico from 1940 to 1946.
Vicente Lombardo Toledano (16 July 1894 – 16 November 1968), founder of the Confederación de Trabajadores de México (CTM).

The city has also been the birthplace of prominent figures from the arts world:

Juan Cordero (16 May 1824 – 28 May 1884), an award-winning painter.
Antonio Espino Mora (13 August 1910 – 24 November 1993), who starred on stage, screen, and television as "Clavillazo".
Alfredo "El Güero" Gil (5 January 1915 – 10 September 1999), lead guitarist for El Trío Los Panchos.
Xavier Robles (b. 25 February 1949), motion picture screenwriter whose credits include Rojo Amanecer.

External link

[Teziutlán] (Puebla state govt. tourism pages, in Spanish)

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