Antón Lizardo is a fishing town (2005 population 4,586)
located 23 km (14 mi) in the Mexican state of Veracruz

Veracruz

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It is located south of the port city of Veracruz

Veracruz, Veracruz

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, near Boca del Río

Boca del Río, Veracruz

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, in the municipality of Alvarado

Alvarado (municipality)

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In January 1860, the small naval Battle of Anton Lizardo

Battle of Anton Lizardo

The Battle of Anton Lizardo was a naval engagement of the Reform War which took place off Anton Lizardo, Mexico in 1860. A Mexican Navy officer named Rear Admiral Tomas M. Marin mutinied from the Mexican fleet and escaped to Havana, Cuba. There he formed a squadron of armed vessels to attack...

 occurred here between Mexican rebels and United States Navy

United States Navy

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 warships. Since 11 November 1952, it is the home of the Heroica Escuela Naval Militar

Heroica Escuela Naval Militar

The Heroica Escuela Naval Militar is the officer training academy of the Mexican Navy.It began operations on 1 June 1897 with a group of cadets from the Army's Colegio Militar who had expressed an interest in training as naval officers....

, the country's Naval Academy.

Antón Lizardo offers a fairly long beach with fine, dark, hard-packed sand and calm shallow waters that make up part of the Veracruz Coral Reef System. These beaches are convenient for transportation for scuba diving at the coral reefs, but offer no protection from the wind or from drivers. The beaches here, as in Veracruz and Boca del Río, are packed during national holidays and Carnaval.