Platón Sánchez is one of the 212 municipalities

Municipalities of Veracruz

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 of the Mexican state of Veracruz

Veracruz

Veracruz, formally Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave , is one of the 31 states that, along with the Federal District, comprise the 32 federative entities of Mexico. It is divided in 212 municipalities and its capital city is...

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It is located in the state's Huasteca Alta region.
The municipal seat is the town of Platón Sánchez

Platón Sánchez

Platón Sánchez is one of the 212 municipalities of the Mexican state of Veracruz.It is located in the state's Huasteca Alta region.The municipal seat is the town of Platón Sánchez.-Geography:...

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Geography

The municipality covers a toal area of 227.84 km² and is located on Federal Highway 123.
It borders on the municipalities of Tempoal (north), Tantoyuca

Tantoyuca

Tantoyuca is a city in the Mexican state of Veracruz. It is located in the state's Huasteca Alta region.It serves as the municipal seat of the surrounding municipality of Tantoyuca....

 (east), Chalma

Chalma

Chalma may refer to: Afghanistan:*Chalma, Afghanistan Mexico:*Chalma, Malinalco, Mexico State, a place of Roman Catholic pilgrimage in the municipality of Malinalco*Chalma, Veracruz...

 (south) and Chiconamel

Chiconamel

Chiconamel is a village in the Mexican state of Veracruz. It is located in the state's Huasteca Alta region. It serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality of Chiconamel....

 (south-east). To the south it also borders on the state of Hidalgo.
Major products are corn, cereal, sugar, and fruits.

Demographics

In the 2005 INEGI Census, the municipality reported a total population of 17,670 (down from 18,229 in 1995),
of whom 10,009 lived in the municipal seat.
Of the municipality's inhabitants, 5,633 (33%) spoke an indigenous language

Languages of Mexico

The government of Mexico recognizes 68 distinct indigenous Amerindian languages as national languages in addition to Spanish. According to the Commission for the Development of Indigenous Peoples and National Institute of Indigenous Languages [INALI], while 10-14% of the population identifies as...

, primarily Nahuatl

Nahuatl

Nahuatl is thought to mean "a good, clear sound" This language name has several spellings, among them náhuatl , Naoatl, Nauatl, Nahuatl, Nawatl. In a back formation from the name of the language, the ethnic group of Nahuatl speakers are called Nahua...

; 6.14% of the municipality's population did not speak Spanish.

Settlements

There are 127 settlements in the municipality. The largest ones are:

• Platón Sánchez
  Platón Sánchez
  Platón Sánchez is one of the 212 municipalities of the Mexican state of Veracruz.It is located in the state's Huasteca Alta region.The municipal seat is the town of Platón Sánchez.-Geography:...
  
   (municipal seat; 2005 population 10,009)
• Ahitic (population 568)
• Plalpani (514)
• Monte Grande
  Monte Grande
  Monte Grande is a city which forms part of the Greater Buenos Aires urban agglomeration. It is the capital of the Esteban Echeverría Partido in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina....
  
   (460)
• Corralillo (432)

History

The municipality's name honours Rafael Platón Sánchez (1831–1867), a native of the area who fought in the Battle of Puebla

Battle of Puebla

The Battle of Puebla took place on 5 May 1862 near the city of Puebla during the French intervention in Mexico. The battle ended in a victory for the Mexican Army over the occupying French forces...

 of 5 May 1862 and later chaired the court martial that sentenced Emperor Maximilian and his generals Miguel Miramón

Miguel Miramón

Miguel Gregorio de la Luz Atenógenes Miramón y Tarelo was a Mexican conservative general. He served as unconstitutional interim conservative president of Mexico .Miramón was born in Mexico City into a family of French heritage...

 and Tomás Mejía

Tomás Mejía

Tomás Mejía was a Mexican soldier, born in Pinal de Amoles, Sierra Gorda, Querétaro. He fought as a Cavalry General on the side of Maximilian I of Mexico during the war between Monarchists and Republicans following the French intervention in 1862 and rise of the Second Mexican Empire in...

 to death by firing squad in Santiago de Querétaro

Santiago de Querétaro

Santiago de Querétaro is the capital and largest city of the state of Querétaro, located in central Mexico. It is located 213 km northwest of Mexico City, 96 km southeast of San Miguel de Allende and 200 km south of San Luis Potosí...

 on 19 June 1867. The municipality was established with Platón Sánchez's name in 1868.

In 1938 Platón Sánchez (together with Chiconamel

Chiconamel (municipality)

Chiconamel is one of the 212 municipalities of the Mexican state of Veracruz. It is located in the state's Huasteca Alta region. The municipal seat is the village of Chiconamel, Veracruz....

) lost territory which then formed the new municipality of Chalma

Chalma (municipality)

Chalma is one of the 212 municipalities of the Mexican state of Veracruz. It is located in the state's Huasteca Alta region. The municipal seat is the village of Chalma, Veracruz....

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External links

• Platón Sánchez on Veracruz State Govt. web page