Camarón de Tejeda
| Camarón de Tejeda | |
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| Town & municipal seat | |
Church in Camarón de Tejeda
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 Camarón de Tejeda
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| Coordinates: 19°01′00″N 96°37′0″W / 19.01667°N 96.61667°WCoordinates: 19°01′00″N 96°37′0″W / 19.01667°N 96.61667°W | |
| Country |
 Mexico
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| State | Veracruz |
| Municipality | Camarón de Tejeda (municipality) |
| Government | |
| • Municipal President | Carlos Fermín Alarcón Fernández (PRI) |
| Elevation | 320 m (1,050 ft) |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 2,019 |
| • Municipality | 5,660 |
| Time zone | Central (US Central) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | Central (US Central) (UTC-5) |
| Climate | Aw |
| Website | www.camarondetejeda.gob.mx |
Camarón de Tejeda is a town in the Mexican state of Veracruz. It serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality of the same name It is most famous for the 1863 Battle of Camarón at the town's Hacienda Camarón.
In the 2005 INEGI Census, Camarón de Tejeda reported a population of 2,019, with 5,660 in the surrounding municipality. The area is essentially rural with a population density of 32 people/km². The town is named for the large number of shrimp (camarón in Spanish) found in a small river in the area.
Camarón was an ancient Totonac town called Temaxcal. At the town's hacienda, the Mexican Army triumphed over troops of the French Foreign Legion in the Battle of Camarón on 30 April 1863.
After the battle, the words "de Tejeda" were added to the town's name by Mexican Colonel Francisco de Paula Milán to honor pro-Madero politician Sixto Adalberto Tejeda Olivares (1883-1960), originally of Chicontepec.
Before having its current name, the town was known by several others, including Villa Tejeda in 1927, and Adalberto Tejeda in 1955.
The town is located in the central part of the Veracruz, at 19° 01’ north latitude, 96° 37’ west longitude, at an altitude of 320 meters above sea level.
The Hacienda Camarón is located to the right of the road from Mexico City.
It is composed of a courtyard at its center, 50 meters on each side, enclosed by a 3 meter high wall. Two large doors open to the west.
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