Tetela de Ocampo has the decree of Three Times Heroic due to 3 historical events in which the inhabitants of this town participated in an outstanding way in defense of the homeland: Battle of Puebla of May 5, 1862, being the first Mexicans to confront the French. The Taking of Tetela of July 16, 1865 by the Austro-Hungarian Legion, a reinforcement of the French army. The Battle of Zontecomapan of October 20, 1865 where 1300 Austrian soldiers were ambushed by 600 Mexican patriots under the command of Juan Francisco Lucas and Juan Crisóstomo Bonilla. - The 3 Juanes de la Sierra, the most famous characters of Tetela, were: Juan N. Méndez and Juan Crisóstomo Bonilla, originally from Tetela and Juan Fráncicos Lucas from Comaltepec, who had commanded part of the battles against the invading army.