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unusual facts about Tuxpan, Michoacán



Agustín Bernal

During an interview in January, 2007 he expressed his interest in contending for the Mayor office of his native town of Parácuaro, Michoacán, under the left-wing Party of the Democratic Revolution, of which he is an active member.

Agustín de Ahumada

In 1759 the volcano Jorullo was born in Michoacán, on the hacienda of San Miguel del Jorullo, property of Andrés Pimentel.

Alexis Mendiola

Alexis Fernando Mendiola Arroyo (born 10 August 1990 in Lázaro Cárdenas, Michoacán) is a Mexican footballer who plays for Östersunds FK as a midfielder.

Area codes in Mexico by code

This range of area codes is currently reserved for Colima, Jalisco, Michoacán, Nayarit and Zacatecas.

Carlos Alberto Galeana

Carlos Alberto Galeana Irra (born December 21, 1988 in Lázaro Cárdenas, Michoacán) is a Mexican professional footballer.

Carlos Esquivel

Carlos Esquivel Silva (born April 10, 1982 in Tlalpujahua, Michoacán) is a Mexican footballer who currently plays for Club Toluca in Primera Division.

Ciudad Guzmán

Prior to the arrival of the European Spanish Conquistadors, this area was the pre-Columbian kingdom of Zapotlán and was at different times under the domain of the nearby kingdoms of Colima and Michoacán.

Education in Mexico

In 2012, some teachers from rural areas, specifically, from Michoacan and Guerrero states, opposed federal regulations which prevented them from automatic lifetime tenure, the ability to sell or will their jobs, and the teaching of either English or computer skills.

Eugenio Calderón

Eugenio Constantino Calderón (May 21, 1963 in Zacapu, Michoacán), is a former professional Mexican footballer active in the Mexican Primera División from 1984 to 1996.

Fausto Vega Santander

Fausto Vega Santander was born in Tuxpan, Veracruz, his parents were Albino Vega and María Santander.

Fred Iltis

In his journeys south of the border (where he met the Mexican photographer Manuel Álvarez Bravo), he portrayed the life of the Mexican Indians, particularly in Michoacán.

Fred Urquhart

On January 9, 1975, Kenneth C. Brugger and his wife Catalina Trail (then known as Cathy Aguado) finally located the first known wintering refuge on a mountaintop in Michoacán, Mexico, more than 4,000 kilometers from the starting point of their migration.

Germán Martínez

Germán Martínez Cázares (born June 20, 1967 in Quiroga, Michoacán) is a Mexican politician and lawyer.

Grupo FM

Grupo F.M., the short form of Grupo Frecuencia Modulada, is an organization in Veracruz, Mexico, founded in 1970 by Félix Malpica Mimendi and his son Felix Malpica Valverde, that operates radio stations in the state of Veracruz, like Ke Buena, Los 40 Principales of the city of Veracruz, Mar FM, Ke Buena in Tuxpan, Los 40 Principales in Fortín and Los 40 Principales in Coatzacoalcos, and W Radio.

Gutiérrez Zamora

Gutiérrez Zamora is bordered by Papantla, Tuxpan, Poza Rica and Coatzintla, and it is served by both the railway and Federal Highways 180 and 190.

Héctor Fajardo

Héctor Fajardo Navarrete (born November 16, 1970, in Sahuayo, Michoacán, Mexico) is a former Mexican major league baseball player.

Héctor Xavier

Héctor Xavier was born Héctor Xavier Hernández y Gallegos in Tuxpan, Veracruz to Alfonso Hernández and Paula Gertrudis Gallegos.

Holy Infant of Good Health

The Holy Infant of Good Health (Santo Niño de la salud) is a statue of the Christ Child regarded by many to be miraculous, which was found in 1939, in Morelia (Michoacán State), Mexico.

Jacob the Dacian

He died in the convent of Tarecuato, Michoacán, in the bishopric of Zamora where he had served as a guardian.

John M. B. Clitz

Hecla then began patrols in the Gulf of Mexico, during which she took part in the American amphibious seizure of Tuxpan in April 1847.

Juan Gabriel

Born on January 7, 1950, on Cinco de Mayo street (now known as Juan Gabriel Street) in the small town of Parácuaro, Michoacán, to father Gabriel Aguilera Rodríguez and mother Victoria Valadez Rojas, he is the youngest of 10 siblings: Rosa who died shortly after birth, Virginia, José Guadalupe, Gabriel, Pablo, Miguel (died) and three brothers named Rafael who all three have also died.

Juan Reynoso Portillo

Juan Reynoso Portillo (Ancón de Santo Domingo, Guerrero; June 24, 1912 – Riva Palacio, Michoacán; January 18, 2007) was a Mexican fiddler who played in Mexico's Tierra Caliente style.

K-Paz de la Sierra

On December 2, 2007, lead singer Sergio Gómez and two businessmen were kidnapped as they were leaving a dance hall in Morelia, Michoacán.

Meteorological history of Hurricane Dean

The storm's strengthening pattern continued until Hurricane Dean made its second and final landfall at 1630 UTC August 22 near Tecolutla, Veracruz, just east of Gutiérrez Zamora and about 40 mi (65 km) south-southeast of Tuxpan.

Mexicana Flight 940

However, the aircraft crashed into El Carbón mountain near the town of Maravatío, Michoacán, broke in two and burst into flames.

Mosquito Fleet

#The name of a United States Navy "squadron detachment", commanded by Commodore Matthew C. Perry, that fought against the Mexican fortresses at Tuxpan and Villahermosa during the Mexican-American War.

Mountain peaks of Mexico

Of these 30 highest major summits, 4 are located in Puebla, 4 in Oaxaca, 4 in Coahuila, 3 in México, 3 in Jalisco, 3 in Nuevo León, 2 in Chiapas, 2 in Michoacán, 2 in Querétaro, and one each in Distrito Federal, Morelos, Tlaxcala, Veracruz, Guerrero, Guanajuato, Durango, Baja California, and Aguascalientes.

Museo de la Estampa

Much of the museum’s space is dedicated to temporary exhibits such as the 2003 exhibit of works from the Centro de Formación y Producción Gráfica del Antiguo Colegio Jesuita located in Pátzcuaro, Michoacán.

MV Bluenose

The MV Marine Bluenose was towed from Tampa Bay to Tuxpan, Mexico for scrapping in 2000.

Norberto Collado Abreu

The Granma set sail under Castro on the night of November 25, 1956, from the Veracruz port city of Tuxpan.

Norberto Collado Abreu (c. 1921 – April 2, 2008) was the Cuban captain and helmsman of the yacht Granma, which ferried Fidel Castro and 81 supporters to Cuba from Tuxpan, Veracruz, Mexico, in 1956.

North Fair Oaks, California

Because of the large number of residents from one Mexican state the area is also known as Little Michoacán.

Phyllonorycter acanthus

It is found in scattered riparian habitats in otherwise generally arid, montane regions of the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt of Jalisco and Michoacán in Mexico.

Pottery of Metepec

Metepec is one of a number of ceramic centers in Mexico, along with Oaxaca, Puebla, various parts of Michoacán and the Guadalajara area although it produces a significantly smaller quantity.

Quiroga

Quiroga, Michoacán, a municipality in the Mexican state of Michoacán

Rius

Eduardo del Río (born June 20, 1934, and better known by his pen name Rius) is a Mexican intellectual, political cartoonist, and writer born in Zamora, Michoacán.

Rossy Evelin Lima

Rossy Evelin Lima-Padilla (born August 18, 1986 in Tuxpan, Veracruz, Mexico), is a linguist and poet.

Sabina de Iturbide y Huarte

Doña Sabina de Iturbide y Huarte, Princess of Mexico (born 1808 in Valladolid, Michoacán – died 1871) was a Mexican princess during the short-lived First Mexican Empire and a member of the Imperial House of Iturbide.

San Pedro Jácuaro

San Pedro Jácuaro, or simply San Pedro, is a small town located about 110 Kilometers from Morelia, the Capital of the State of Michoacán, the two are connected by Mexican Federal Highway 15, but an alternate route is available which utilizes road 126, the first route Mexico 15 is usually avoided because of the treacherous road known as "Mil Cumbres", (thousand hills).

Saúl Castañeda Ochoa

Saúl Castañeda Ochoa (born 9 July 1989 in Sahuayo, Michoacán) is a Mexican footballer who plays for Mazeres/ US Luzenac on France as a midfielder.

Tawny deer mouse

It is found from Jalisco in the north, along the coast to the northernmost parts of Guerrero in the south, and also inland in Michoacán and the west of the State of Mexico.

Tepalcatepec

It is the endemic environment of Michoacan Club-tail iguana (Ctenosaura clarki).

Tony Zendejas

Zendejas was born in Curimeo, Michoacán, Mexico, but raised in Chino, California where he attended Chino High School excelling in soccer and football.

Tuxpan

Tuxpan was also the port of departure for the yacht Granma that was used to transport Fidel Castro, his brother Raúl, Che Guevara and other fighters of the Cuban Revolution from Mexico to Cuba in 1956 for the purpose of overthrowing the regime of Fulgencio Batista.

Tzintzuntzan

Tzintzuntzan, Michoacán, modern-day municipality and principal township serving as the administrative seat, in the state of Michoacán, Mexico

Vasco de Quiroga

He established two such hospitals: Santa Fé de México close to the town of Tacuba in the Valley of Mexico, and Santa Fé de la Laguna close to Pátzcuaro, Michoacán.

XETUMI-AM

XETUMI-AM (La Voz Mazahua Otomí – "The Mazahua Otomi Voice") is an indigenous community radio station that broadcasts in Spanish, Mazahua and Otomi from El Malacate, municipality of Tuxpan, in the Mexican state of Michoacán.


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