Veracruz

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Photograph of Veracruz
Details
Population	2.73M
State GDP	$1.16B
GDP/C	$426
Culture	Altiplanico with small Indigenous minorities, including the Totonacs, Huastecs. Nahuas and others

Veracruz, also known as Heroica Veracruz, is a major port city and municipal seat for the surrounding municipality of Veracruz on the Gulf of Mexico and the most populous city in the Mexican state of Veracruz.

In-Game Description

For a city boasting a couple hundred thousand residents, the city of Veracruz has played a massively disproportionate role in the history of the country, and is by far Mexico's oldest and largest port. Named after the Good Friday on which it was founded by Hernán Cortéz in 1519, the fledgling port became the gateway to Europe from New Spain, attracting immigrants to the colonies and playing host to a wealthy "Treasure Fleet" merchant class that, at times, surpassed that of Mexico City. It was only fitting, then, that this city would be the site of the Treaty of Cordóba, marking the independence of Mexico from Spain. Conquering powers would return here multiple times, however: It would be here where Maximillian I would first step foot on Mexican soil, and it would be here where the United States invaded and occupied a major Mexican city for 7 months during the revolution – a sore point in the history of the two's relationship. Though the trade with the old world has dried up since the Second World War, its mercantile legacy remains in the form of its cosmopolitan blend of Spanish, Indigenous, and Afro-Caribbean culture. Nonetheless, it remains an important hub of Caribbean and Gulf trade, and its tumultuous history may not be over yet.