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Puebla , officially the Free and Sovereign State of Puebla is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 217 municipalities and its capital city is Puebla.
It is located in East-Central Mexico. It is bordered by the states of Veracruz to the north and east, Hidalgo, México, Tlaxcala and Morelos to the west, and Guerrero and Oaxaca to the south.
The origins of the state lie in the city of Puebla, which was founded by the Spanish in this valley in 1531 to secure the trade route between Mexico City and the port of Veracruz.
By the end of the 18th century, the area had become a colonial province with its own governor, which would become the State of Puebla, after the Mexican War of Independence in the early 19th century. Since that time the area, especially around the capital city, has continued to grow economically, mostly through industry, despite being the scene of a number of battles, the most notable of which being the Battle of Puebla. Today, the state is one of the most industrialized in the country, but since most of its development is concentrated in Puebla and other cities, many of its rural areas are very poor, forcing many to migrate away to places such as Mexico City and the United States.
Culturally, the state is home to the China Poblana, mole poblano, active literary and arts scenes and festivals such as Cinco de Mayo, Ritual of Quetzalcoatl, Day of the Dead celebrations (especially in Huaquechula) and Carnival (especially in Huejotzingo). It is home to five major indigenous groups: Nahuas, the Totonacas, the Mixtecas, the Popolocas and the Otomi, which can mostly be found in the far north and the far south of the state.
Puebla can refer to several places:
Puebla (moth) is a genus of moth in the family Geometridae.
Puebla Municipality is a municipality in the State of Puebla in eastern Central Mexico. The municipality covers a total area of . The City of Puebla is the municipal seat, as well as the capital of the state.
The municipality is located in the west-central region of the State of Puebla, bordering the municipalities of Santo Domingo Huehutlán, San Andrés Cholula, Teopantlán, Amozoc, Cuauthinchán, Tzicatlacoyan, Cuautlancingo, and Ocoyucan, and on the State of Tlaxcala.
Usage examples of "puebla".
We set out immediately toward Puebla because Don Julio said there was a festival soon to begin in Puebla that might attract the attention of the naualli.
I weaved a tale that someone from Monte Alban had told me of seeing my mother in the Puebla area.
Even though Mateo did not consider Puebla a grande city, it was enormous to me.
As I had been told about the City of Mexico, Puebla was also high above the coastline, in a broad plain shouldered by distant mountains.
He was supposed to send a case of religious printing to a convent in Puebla and a case of banned books to his partner in crime.
My plan was to stage the play the following week when both the viceroy, archbishop, and bishop inquisitor were all in Puebla for the investiture of a bishop there.
Even if frays saw the play and found it profane, it would take several days to get a messenger to Puebla and back with permission to close it.
Porfirio Diaz, whom Steve had once called his friend, has escaped from prison in Puebla and returned to his province of Oaxaca, where he now headed an enormous army.
They left Puebla heavily cloaked and muffled against the morning chill--fortified by a magnificent breakfast provided by the French commandant.
The diplomats had all moved to Vera Cruz, for even Orizaba, as close as it was to Puebla, was now menaced by the steadily-growing, slowly advancing army of Porfirio Diaz.
They skirted Puebla, its church spires etched against the background of twin volcanoes, still capped with snow.
He began to pull them off her himself, growling angrily that he had to be back near Puebla within the next twelve hours.
General de Lorencez, after an unsuccessful attack upon the walls of Puebla, had been compelled to retreat toward Orizaba, and to intrench there while waiting for reenforcements.
He was a lieutenant at the taking of Puebla, where he was first to mount in the assault of the Convent of Guadalupita.
To the north of their position was the River Zadorra, and to the south the Heights of Puebla, and the constriction of river and highland would force the British to a frontal attack in the valley that would bring them into the face of the great guns that, in this morning of drifting mist, looked like fearsome monsters in wait for jtheir victims.