Tres Valles
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 Location of Tres Valles within Veracruz State |
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 Tres Valles
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| Coordinates: 18°10′N 96°01′W / 18.167°N 96.017°W | ||
| Country |
 Mexico
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| State | Veracruz | |
| Municipality | Tres Valles | |
| Government | ||
| • Municipal President | Carlos Alberto Córdova Morales | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 378.1 km2 (146.0 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 40 m (130 ft) | |
| Population (2010) | ||
| • Total | 45 097 | |
| • Density | 82.3/km2 (213/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-7) | |
| Postal code | 95300 | |
| Area code(s) | 288 | |
| Website | http://www.tresvalles.gob.mx/ | |
Tres Valles (Three Valleys) is a town and municipality in the Mexican state of Veracruz, created as a free municipality by decree on November 25, 1988. It is located in the lower reaches of the Papaloapan, and borders the state of Oaxaca and the towns of Tierra Blanca and Cosamaloapan.
The main source of income is agriculture, particularly sugar cane cultivation, but rice, corn, beans, pineapples, sorghum, and mangoes are also grown here.
The historical origin of the name Three Valleys is uncertain, but the generally accepted version is that it was named after three valleys in the region: Valle Nacional, the Valley of Tesechoacán (currently José Azueta) and Playa Vicente. The earliest known version of the "Three Valleys" dates from 1962.
This area of the lower Papaloapan was populated primarily by the Olmec, who disappeared for unknown reasons. Later, the area was inhabited by the Totonac, from approximately 500–100 BCE. By the time the Spanish arrived, the area had been conquered by the Mexicans, as with much of the Mesoamerican peoples.
The current municipality of Tres Valles was divided between the jurisdictions of Cosamaloapan and Puctlancingo, but the only people on record within the current limits were the Puctlancingo, located at the confluence of the Amapa and Tonto rivers. It is likely that there were other small settlements at the time of conquest. A 1584 map showed a hill with ruins called Quateupan south of the Coapilla creek, near the river Tonto.
After the fall of Tenochtitlan, Cortés sent Gonzalo de Sandoval to the conquest of the Tuxtepec garrison. Achieving his mission, he subjected the people of the Papaloapan basin to the encomienda system. Cosamaloapan joined the jurisdiction of the district of Guaspaltepec to form one corregimiento (township).
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