Tuxpan, Veracruz — Tuxpan (or Túxpam, fully Túxpam de Rodríguez Cano) is both a municipality and city located in the Mexican state of Veracruz. The population of the city was 78,523 and of the municipality was 134,394 inhabitants, according to the INEGI census of… … Wikipedia
Tuxpan (disambiguation) — Tuxpan or Túxpam (IPA2|ˈtuspan) is a name shared by different cities in Mexico. In Nahuatl, the language of the ancient Toltecs, it literally means Place of Rabbits . It may refer to: * Tuxpan, Veracruz: by far the best known of these cities *… … Wikipedia
Tuxpan, Jalisco — See also: Tuxpan de Bolaños, also in Jalisco. Tuxpan is a town in the Mexican state of Jalisco . The name Tuxpan comes from the Nahuatl word tochpan , a word used to describe where rabbits live. Some others translate as a location above the river … Wikipedia
Tuxpan — ▪ Veracruz, Mexico in full Tuxpan de Rodríguez Cano city, northern Veracruz estado (state), east central Mexico. It lies along the Tuxpan River, 7.5 miles (12 km) from the river s mouth on the Gulf of Mexico. Despite its hot, humid… … Universalium
Battle of Tuxpan — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Battle of Tuxpan caption= partof=Mexican American War date=April 18, 1847 place=Tuxpan, Veracruz result=American victory combatant1=United States combatant2=Mexico commander1=Matthew C. Perry commander2=Martin… … Wikipedia
Necaxa River — The Río Necaxa, or Necaxa River, is one of the main rivers of the Mexican state of Puebla. Beginning south of Huauchinango with the name Totolapa, it runs through tall mountains and deep canyons forming the waterfalls known as Salto Chico y Salto … Wikipedia
USS Albany (1846) — USS Albany , the first ship with this name, was laid down at the New York Navy Yard sometime in 1843; launched on 27 June 1846; and commissioned on 6 November 1846, Captain Samuel Livingston Breese in command.The sloop of war put to sea on her… … Wikipedia
List of rivers of Mexico — This is a list of rivers of Mexico, listed from north to south. Alternate names for rivers are given in parenthesis.Rivers flowing into the Gulf of Mexico*Río Bravo del Norte **San Juan River ***Pesquería River ****Salinas River **Salado River… … Wikipedia
USS Ohio (1820) — The second USS Ohio was a ship of the line of the United States Navy. She was designed by Henry Eckford, laid down at New York Navy Yard in 1817, and launched May 30, 1820. She went into ordinary and in the ensuing years decayed badly. Refitted… … Wikipedia
USS Decatur (1839) — was a sloop of war in the United States Navy during the mid 1800s. She was commissioned to protect American interests in the South Atlantic Ocean, including the interception of ships involved in the African slave trade. Decatur served in both the … Wikipedia