Tempoal is a city in 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...

. Located in the state's Huasteca Alta region,
It serves as the municipal seat of the surrounding municipality of municipality of Tempoal

Tempoal (municipality)

Tempoal 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 Tempoal, Veracruz.In the 2005 INEGI Census, the municipality reported a total population of 33,107...

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In the 2005 INEGI Census, the city of Tempoal reported a total population of 12,237.

Name

Tempoal comes from the Wastek

Wastek language

The Wastek or Huastec language is a Mayan language of Mexico, spoken by the Huastecs living in rural areas of San Luis Potosí and northern Veracruz. Though relatively isolated from them, it is related to the Mayan languages spoken further south and east in Mexico and Central America...

 Tam-puhal, meaning "place of toads". "De Sánchez" 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.

History

Tempoal was founded in pre-Hispanic times.
It was given town (villa) status on 27 May 1927 and city (ciudad) status on 29 November 1927.

External links

• Tempoal Web page of the Veracruz State Govt. Accessed 06 November 2008.