Miahuatlán de Porfirio Díaz
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Miahuatlán de Porfirio Díaz is a town and municipality
in Oaxaca
in south-eastern Mexico
. The municipality covers an area of 326.6 km², and is at an average elevation of 1,600 meters.
It is part of the Miahuatlán District
in the south of the Sierra Sur Region
.
As of 2005, the municipality had 6,708 households with a total population of 32,185, of whom 2,517 spoke an indigenous language.
The name comes from the Nahuatl
Miahuatlán: Miahua (ear of corn) and tlan (place or area).
During the Aztec
period the town was known as Miahuapan Miahuatlán, "Canal of the Corn Tassel".
The city has 16 kindergartens, 12 primary schools, a technical high school and a general secondary school and a regional university.
It has a radio station, a television station, telephone service, telegraph and a post office.
The Battle of Miahuatlán
took place near the town on 3 October 1866, an important military action in which the Mexican republican troops defeated a larger force of troops of the Second Mexican Empire
.
The battle is celebrated in an annual holiday on the date it took place.
Municipalities of Mexico State
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in Oaxaca
Oaxaca
Oaxaca , , officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Oaxaca is one of the 31 states which, along with the Federal District, comprise the 32 federative entities of Mexico. It is divided into 571 municipalities; of which 418 are governed by the system of customs and traditions...
in south-eastern Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional 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...
. The municipality covers an area of 326.6 km², and is at an average elevation of 1,600 meters.
It is part of the Miahuatlán District
Miahuatlán District, Oaxaca
Miahuatlán District is located in the south of the Sierra Sur Region of the State of Oaxaca, Mexico.-Municipalities:The district includes the following municipalities:*Miahuatlán de Porfirio Díaz*Monjas*San Andrés Paxtlan*San Cristobal Amatlán...
in the south of the Sierra Sur Region
Sierra Sur de Oaxaca
Sierra Sur is a region in the state of Oaxaca, Mexico. It includes the districts of Putla, Sola de Vega, Miahuatlán and Yautepec. Miahuatlán is the largest city.The region has 70 municipalities, some very poor, such as Zanizá, Amoltepec and Los Loxichas....
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As of 2005, the municipality had 6,708 households with a total population of 32,185, of whom 2,517 spoke an indigenous language.
The name comes from the 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...
Miahuatlán: Miahua (ear of corn) and tlan (place or area).
During the Aztec
Aztec
The Aztec people were certain ethnic groups of central Mexico, particularly those groups who spoke the Nahuatl language and who dominated large parts of Mesoamerica in the 14th, 15th and 16th centuries, a period referred to as the late post-classic period in Mesoamerican chronology.Aztec is the...
period the town was known as Miahuapan Miahuatlán, "Canal of the Corn Tassel".
The city has 16 kindergartens, 12 primary schools, a technical high school and a general secondary school and a regional university.
It has a radio station, a television station, telephone service, telegraph and a post office.
The Battle of Miahuatlán
Battle of Miahuatlán
The Battle of Miahuatlán took place on 3 October 1866 in the vicinity of the current municipality of Miahuatlán de Porfirio Díaz in the state of Oaxaca, Mexico...
took place near the town on 3 October 1866, an important military action in which the Mexican republican troops defeated a larger force of troops of the Second Mexican Empire
Second Mexican Empire
The Second Mexican Empire was the name of Mexico under the regime established from 1864 to 1867. It was created by Napoleon III of France, who attempted to use the Mexican adventure to recapture some of the grandeur of earlier Napoleonic times...
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The battle is celebrated in an annual holiday on the date it took place.