Huamantla

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Huamantla is a city and its surrounding municipality of the same name, located in the eastern part of the Mexican state of Tlaxcala. It is the third-largest city in the state in population (after Villa Vicente Guerrero and Apizaco), with a 2005 census population of 47,286. The city is the municipal seat of the municipality of Huamantla, which has an area of 354.34 km² (136.81 sq mi) and includes numerous outlying communities, the largest of which are Ignacio Zaragoza, San José Xicohténcatl, and Benito Juárez.

1 Location
2 History
3 Culture
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Location

Huamantla stands at 19°18′N 97°55′W, at a mean height of 2500 metres above sea level. It is located in the eastern portion of the state, on the northeastern flanks of the dormant Matlalcueitl volcano, 40 km northeast of the city of Puebla, Puebla (as the crow flies over the mountain) or 30 km east of Apizaco (along Mexican Federal Highway 136).

[edit] History

1847 – Battle of Huamantla, during the U.S. invasion of Mexico.

[edit] Culture

Huamantla is a major centre for the raising of livestock for bullfighting. The city is also home to the National Puppet Museum, and a major international puppetry festival is held there every August. The local annual Easter celebrations are also among the most colourful in the country, with traditional sawdust works of art laid down across many of the town's streets prior to the passage of the lively processions.