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Municipality in Veracruz, Mexico
Puente Nacional
is a
municipality
in the
Mexican
state
of
Veracruz
. Puente Nacional is bordered by
Actopan
, the port of
Veracruz
, and
La Antigua
. It stands on the railway and on
Federal Highways
140
and 125.
History
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Nearby the town of Puente Nacional, to its south, is the old National Bridge (Puente Nacional) it is named for. Originally named the Puente del Rey, it was constructed over the
Antigua River
by the Spanish in 1806 on the camino del Rey (highway of the king), later the National Road, between Vera Cruz and
Mexico City
.
During the
Mexican?American War
the bridge was a key point on the National Road, the American line of communications of their army advancing on
Mexico City
and a site of several engagements in June, July and August 1847, between Mexican guerrillas and U.S. troops guarding trains of supply wagons that crossed this bridge on their to and from the interior of Mexico in 1847?1848. The location was a bottleneck on the route with topography that lent itself to an
ambush
by guerrilla forces.
[1]
Following the capture of Mexico City, General
Winfield Scott
established posts along the National Road to protect the route from guerrillas, one with 750 men, was located at the Puente Nacional.
[2]
19°20′N
96°29′W
/
19.333°N 96.483°W
/
19.333; -96.483
Economy
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In Puente Nacional the major products are coffee, fruits, and sugar.
References
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- ^
Irving W. Levinson, Wars within war: Mexican guerrillas, domestic elites, and the United States of America, 1846-1848, TCU Press, Fort Worth, 2005, pp.42-44,61
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Stephen A. Carney, U.S. Army Campaigns of the Mexican War: The Occupation of Mexico, May 1846-July 1848 (CMH Pub 73-3), U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, 2005; pp.30-38
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