Veracruz

Veracruz, formally Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (Spaingie pronunciation: [beɾaˈkɾuz ðe iɣˈnasjo ðe la ˈʎaβe]), offeecially Free an Sovereign State o Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (Spaingie: Estado Libre y Soberano de Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave), is ane o the 31 states that, alang wi the Federal Destrict, comprise the 32 federative entities o Mexico. It is dividit in 212 municipalities an its caipital ceety is Xalapa-Enríquez. It is locatit in Eastren Mexico. It is bordered bi the states o Tamaulipas tae the north, San Luis Potosi an Hidalgo tae the wast, Puebla tae the soothwast, Oaxaca an Chiapas tae the sooth an Tabasco tae the sootheast. Tae the east, Veracruz haes a significant share o coastline on the Guwf o Mexico. The state is notit for its mixed ethnic an lairge indigenous populations. Its cuisine reflects the mony cultural influences that hae come through the state acause o the importance o the port o Veracruz. In addition tae the caipital ceety, the state's lairgest ceeties include Veracruz, Coatzacoalcos, Córdoba, Minatitlán, Poza Rica, Boca Del Río an Orizaba. Etymology The full name o the state is Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave. Veracruz wis namit efter the ceety o Veracruz (in Inglis an Scots, literally: "True Cross"), which wis originally called the Villa Rica de la Vera Cruz. The suffix is in honor o Ignacio de la Llave y Segura Zevallos (1818–1863), who wis the govrenor o Veracruz frae 1861 tae 1862. The state’s seal wis authorizit bi the state legislatur in 1954, adaptin the ane uised for the port o Veracruz. References Freemit airtins (in Spaingie) Veracruz State govrenment Archived 2011-09-23 at the Wayback Machine (in Spaingie) museum of the city (in Spaingie) VIDEOCLIP aboot mexican beach Veracruz (in Spaingie) http://www.eljicaro.org Archived 2011-07-02 at the Wayback Machine