History
The history of Tuxpan
A port at the mouth of the river, with Huastec roots and a place in the history of the Gulf.
- Huastec roots
Tuxpan began as a Huastec settlement with Nahua influence. Its name is usually translated as “place of rabbits”.
- 1955
Since 1955 the city’s official name is Túxpam de Rodríguez Cano.
- 1956
The yacht Granma set sail from the Tuxpan river. The Mexico–Cuba Friendship Museum, opened in 1989, tells the story.
- The cathedral
The Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption was built of stone and tepetate with an oyster-shell lime mortar, without a steel frame.
- Today
A port and a mid-sized city of about 154,600 people (2020 census), with fuel terminals, power plants, fishing, oranges and cattle.
Amenities today
More history on the way
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