Córdoba, Veracruz
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Córdoba is a city of about 230,000 inhabitants ( 2000) in the region Altas Montañas in the Mexican state of Veracruz. It was 1618, established at the initiative of the Viceroy Diego Fernández de Córdoba, whose name they received to protect merchants on the road from Vera Cruz to Mexico City against raids runaway black slaves.
Córdoba is the regional center of the coffee and sugar industries, as well as an important hub for the marketing of tropical fruits.
In August of 1821, the Mexican revolutionary Agustín de Iturbide and the Spanish Viceroy Juan O'Donojú signed the Treaty of Córdoba, which ratified the plan of Iguala and sealed Mexico's independence. In 1973, the city was badly damaged by an earthquake. Due to the convenient location of Córdoba on the 150 freeway, the city has developed into a popular tourist and leisure destination.
Córdoba is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Córdoba.
Road structure
As a central axis running from northeast to southwest Calle 1 and runs from northwest to southeast Avenida shall first determine the classification system of the other roads. North West of Calle 1 run the Calles with the even numbers (initially Calle 2, then Calle 4, and so on ), and southeast of it those with the odd numbers (initially Calle 3, then Calle 5, and so on ). Northeast of the Avenida 1 run along the same lines the avenues with the even numbers and southwest thereof, those with odd numbers.
The meeting of Calle 1 Avenida 1 quasi forms the center of the city. At their intersection is the central Parque 21 de Mayo, which is also limited by the Avenida 3 and Calle 3. Its name commemorates a historic battle in the Mexican War of Independence, which had taken place on 21 May 1821 in Córdoba. Almost all the important buildings of the city are located in the immediate vicinity.
Building at Parque 21 de Mayo
The northwestern side of the Plaza (at the at this point interrupted for traffic Calle 1) is occupied by built from 1905 Palacio Municipal, which also houses the city's historical archive. In this the original founding documents of the city are also kept as a certified copy of the Treaty of Córdoba. Immediately behind the town hall, ( with entrance on Avenida 1) that opened in 1896 Teatro Pedro Díaz and opposite this the input to the entire block between Avenida 1 and Avenida 2 and Calle 1 and Calle 2 engaging Ex - convento Santa Rosa de Lima.
The northeastern edge of the Plaza ( at Avenida 1) is dominated by the Portal de Zevallos, which today houses several restaurants and cafes. In this building the Mexican Declaration of Independence was signed in 1821.
On the southeast side of the Plaza (at the at this point interrupted for traffic Calle 3 ) is the Catedral de la Inmaculada Concepcion built in the late 17th and early 18th centuries. The cathedral was built by the extensive renovation of a 1621 -built church.
Opposite the Cathedral - south of the junction of Calle 3 and Avenida 3 - is the Portal de la Gloria, whose labyrinthine courtyard garden allows guests an intense contact with nature in complete privacy and seclusion. The building is also known under the name La Favorita because it as accommodation for distinguished guests such as Agustín de Iturbide (1783-1824), Emperor Maximilian (1832-1867) and his wife Charlotte (1840-1927), Benito Juárez ( 1806 - 1872) and José Vasconcelos ( 1882-1959 ) served. The complex also houses the Museo de la Ciudad with entrance on Calle 3 The City Museum was founded in 1975, is home to, among others, a number of important finds from the cultures of the Totonac and Olmec, two indigenous to the Gulf region Indian tribes.
Southwest of the Plaza is the location on Avenida 3 Ex -casino Español, which covers the whole area between Calle 1 and Calle 3.