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Huamantla is a city and its surrounding municipality
Municipalities of Mexico

Municipalities are the second-level administrative division in Mexico . There are 2,438 municipalities in Mexico. The internal political organization and their responsibilities are outlined in the 115th article of the Mexican Constitution and further expanded in the constitutions of the states to which they belong....
 of the same name, located in the eastern part of the Mexican
Mexico

The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federalism constitutionalism republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of Mexico....
 state
States of Mexico

The Mexico are a federation made up of thirty-one "free and sovereign states". These states constitute one federated State or Union. The federal government has exclusive jurisdiction over the Mexico City, a territory which does not belong to any state but to all, as well as the islands, atolls and reefs that do not belong to any stat...
 of Tlaxcala
Tlaxcala

Tlaxcala is one of the 31 mexican states of Mexico, located to the east of Mexico City....
. It is the third-largest city in the state in population (after Villa Vicente Guerrero and Apizaco
Apizaco

Apizaco is a city and its surrounding municipalities of Mexico located near the geographic center of the Mexico Political divisions of Mexico of Tlaxcala, approximately 25 minutes away from the state's capital Tlaxcala, Tlaxcala....
), with a 2005 census population of 47,286. The city is the municipal seat of the municipality of Huamantla, which has an area of 354.34 km² (136.81 sq mi) and includes numerous outlying communities, the largest of which are Ignacio Zaragoza, San José Xicohténcatl, and Benito Juárez.

antla stands at , at a mean height of 2500 metres above sea level. It is located in the eastern portion of the state, on the northeastern flanks of the dormant Matlalcueitl
Matlalcueitl

Matlalcueitl may refer to:* Matlalcueitl , name of a deity from Tlaxcalan mythology.* Matlalcueitl , a dormant volcano in Mexico....
 volcano
Volcano

A volcano is an opening, or rupture, in a planet's surface or Crust , which allows hot, molten rock, ash, and gases to escape from below the surface....
, 40 km northeast of the city of Puebla, Puebla
Puebla, Puebla

The city of Puebla, officially Heroic Puebla de Zaragoza is the capital and largest city of the Mexican state of Puebla. The city has a population of 1,399,519 ....
 (as the crow flies over the mountain) or 30 km east of Apizaco
Apizaco

Apizaco is a city and its surrounding municipalities of Mexico located near the geographic center of the Mexico Political divisions of Mexico of Tlaxcala, approximately 25 minutes away from the state's capital Tlaxcala, Tlaxcala....
 (along Mexican Federal Highway 136
Mexican Federal Highway

Mexican Federal Highways, are roads maintained and built by the federal government of Mexico, through the Secretariat of Communications and Transportation ....
).


Culture
Huamantla is a major centre for the raising of livestock for bullfighting
Bullfighting

Bullfighting or tauromachy , is a traditional spectacle of Spain, Portugal, some cities in southern France, and several Latin American countries, in which one or more live bulls are ritually killed as a public spectacle....
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Huamantla is a city and its surrounding municipality
Municipalities of Mexico

Municipalities are the second-level administrative division in Mexico . There are 2,438 municipalities in Mexico. The internal political organization and their responsibilities are outlined in the 115th article of the Mexican Constitution and further expanded in the constitutions of the states to which they belong....
 of the same name, located in the eastern part of the Mexican
Mexico

The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federalism constitutionalism republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of Mexico....
 state
States of Mexico

The Mexico are a federation made up of thirty-one "free and sovereign states". These states constitute one federated State or Union. The federal government has exclusive jurisdiction over the Mexico City, a territory which does not belong to any state but to all, as well as the islands, atolls and reefs that do not belong to any stat...
 of Tlaxcala
Tlaxcala

Tlaxcala is one of the 31 mexican states of Mexico, located to the east of Mexico City....
. It is the third-largest city in the state in population (after Villa Vicente Guerrero and Apizaco
Apizaco

Apizaco is a city and its surrounding municipalities of Mexico located near the geographic center of the Mexico Political divisions of Mexico of Tlaxcala, approximately 25 minutes away from the state's capital Tlaxcala, Tlaxcala....
), with a 2005 census population of 47,286. The city is the municipal seat of the municipality of Huamantla, which has an area of 354.34 km² (136.81 sq mi) and includes numerous outlying communities, the largest of which are Ignacio Zaragoza, San José Xicohténcatl, and Benito Juárez.

Location

Huamantla stands at , at a mean height of 2500 metres above sea level. It is located in the eastern portion of the state, on the northeastern flanks of the dormant Matlalcueitl
Matlalcueitl

Matlalcueitl may refer to:* Matlalcueitl , name of a deity from Tlaxcalan mythology.* Matlalcueitl , a dormant volcano in Mexico....
 volcano
Volcano

A volcano is an opening, or rupture, in a planet's surface or Crust , which allows hot, molten rock, ash, and gases to escape from below the surface....
, 40 km northeast of the city of Puebla, Puebla
Puebla, Puebla

The city of Puebla, officially Heroic Puebla de Zaragoza is the capital and largest city of the Mexican state of Puebla. The city has a population of 1,399,519 ....
 (as the crow flies over the mountain) or 30 km east of Apizaco
Apizaco

Apizaco is a city and its surrounding municipalities of Mexico located near the geographic center of the Mexico Political divisions of Mexico of Tlaxcala, approximately 25 minutes away from the state's capital Tlaxcala, Tlaxcala....
 (along Mexican Federal Highway 136
Mexican Federal Highway

Mexican Federal Highways, are roads maintained and built by the federal government of Mexico, through the Secretariat of Communications and Transportation ....
).

History

  • 1847: Battle of Huamantla
    Battle of Huamantla

    The Battle of Huamantla was a U.S. victory late in the Mexican-American War that forced the Mexico Army to lift the Siege of Puebla....
    , during the U.S. invasion of Mexico.


Culture


Huamantla is a major centre for the raising of livestock for bullfighting
Bullfighting

Bullfighting or tauromachy , is a traditional spectacle of Spain, Portugal, some cities in southern France, and several Latin American countries, in which one or more live bulls are ritually killed as a public spectacle....
. The city is also home to the National Puppet Museum, and a major international puppet
Puppet

A puppet is an inanimate object or representational figure animated or manipulated by a puppeteer. It is usually a depiction of a human character, and is used in puppetry, a play or a presentation that is a very ancient form of theatre....
ry festival is held there every August. The local annual Easter
Easter

Easter is the most important religious feast in the Christianity liturgical year.Christians believe that Jesus was Resurrection of Jesus from the dead three days after his Crucifixion of Jesus, and celebrate this resurrection on Easter Day or Easter Sunday , two days after Good Friday....
 celebrations are also among the most colourful in the country, with traditional sawdust works of art laid down across many of the town's streets prior to the passage of the lively processions.

Huamantla was named a "Pueblo Mágico
Pueblo Mágico

The Programa Pueblos M?gicos is an initiative led by Mexico's Secretariat of Tourism , in conjunction with other federal and state agencies, to promote a series of towns around the country that offer visitors a "magical" experience ? by reason of their natural beauty, cultural riches, or historical relevance....
" in 2007.

External links

  • Official website
  • (El Universal
    El Universal (Mexico City)

    El Universal is a major Mexico newspaper.El Universal was founded by F?lix Palavicini and Emilio Rabasa Estebanell in October 1916, in the city of Santiago de Queretaro to cover the end of the Mexican Revolution and the creation of the new Mexican Constitution....
    )