Tempoal de Sánchez, Veracruz

Tempoal (formally: Tempoal de Sánchez) is a city in the Mexican state of Veracruz. Located in the state's Huasteca Alta region, it serves as the municipal seat of the surrounding municipality of Tempoal.

Tempoal (Tempoal de Sánchez)
City and municipal seat
Tempoal Show map of Veracruz Tempoal Show map of Mexico
Coordinates: 21°31′0″N 98°23′0″W
Country	Mexico
State	Veracruz
Municipality	Tempoal
Settled	pre-Conquest
Town status	27 May 1927
City status	29 November 1927
Elevation	50 m (160 ft)
Population  (2005)
• Total	12,237
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
Postal code	92060
Area code	789
Demonym	Tempoalense
Website	https://www.tempoal.gob.mx/

In the 2005 INEGI Census, the city of Tempoal reported a total population of 12,237.^[1]

Name

Tempoal comes from the Wastek Tam-puhal, meaning "place of toads".^[2] "De Sánchez" honours Rafael Platón Sánchez (1831–1867), a native of the area who fought in the Battle of Puebla of 5 May 1862 and later chaired the court martial that sentenced Emperor Maximilian and his generals Miguel Miramón and Tomás Mejía to death by firing squad in Santiago de Querétaro on 19 June 1867.

History

Tempoal was founded in pre-Hispanic times. It was given town (villa) status in 1927 and city (ciudad) status in 1960.^[3]