Ángel R. Cabada is a town (villa) in the Mexican state of Veracruz. Located in the state's Papaloapan River region, it serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality of the same name.[2]
Ángel R. Cabada | |
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Coordinates: 18°35′49″N 95°26′43″W / 18.59694°N 95.44528°W | |
Country | Mexico |
State | Veracruz |
Region | Papaloapan |
Municipality | Ángel R. Cabada |
Decreed as villa | 14 December 1966 |
Named for | Ángel Rosario Cabada |
Population (2005)[1] | |
• Total | 11,689 |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central) |
Climate | Am |
In the 2005 INEGI Census, the town reported a total population of 11,689.[1]
The town is named after Ángel Rosario Cabada (1872-1921), an agrarian leader. Previously, the town was named El Mesón.[1] El Mesón had been a small regional center of the Olmec or Epi-Olmec culture during a period between 400 BCE and 100 CE. Local farmers found the El Mesón Stela in the 1950s. [3] (Tres Zapotes, about 15 km south of El Mesón, was part of the Olmec heartland.)
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Veracruz - Ángel R. Cabada". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México (in Spanish). Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal, Gobierno del Estado de Veracruz. Retrieved 4 September 2010.
- ^ "Ángel R. Cabada, Veracruz" (in Spanish). Ministry of Finance and Planning, Government of State of Veracruz of Ignacio de la Llave. Retrieved 4 September 2010.
- ^ Loughlin, Michael (2004). "Recorrido Arqueológico El Mesón" (HTML). Foundation for the Advancement of Mesoamerican Studies, Inc. (FAMSI). Retrieved 4 September 2010.
External links
edit- Map of Ángel R. Cabada municipality by the Veracruz State Office of Information for Sustainable Rural Development (Oeidrus). (in Spanish)
- Depiction of the El Mesón Stela and the municipality coat of arms derived from the stela. (in Spanish)