Tecolutla

Tecolutla is a municipality within the nation of Veracruz placed on the coast of the Gulf of Mexico, positioned in the area of Totonacapan, within the north of the state. It turned into a pre-Hispanic Totonac populace; its name comes from the phrase Tecolote; owl, with considerable termination; Tlan. Abundance of owls, vicinity of owls or owls. In 1522, Juan de Grijalva's fleet observed the Tecolutla River and commenced the evangelization and advent of the Spanish language. Then, in 1810, from the contemporary place of Papantla the independence movement is promoted. During the War of Independence, the town was used for the purpose of disembarking weapons for the Insurgents' army.

In the 12 months 1824 when the constitutive act of the Federation changed into issued, which created the State of Veracruz, Tecolutla ended up being a town underneath the jurisdiction of the province of Papantla. In the year of 1837, it is certified as Customs of Federal cabotage; and in 1838, before the announcement of the blockade by using the French naval force, the Mexican government d that Tecolutla was open for foreign exchange, among other ports. On May 10, 1847, an American La Germanten frigate arrives in the front of the Tecolutla bar to anchor as part of the North American invasion.