20 Facts About Puebla City

Puebla City was founded in 1531 in an area called Cuetlaxcoapan, which means "where serpents change their skin", between two of the main indigenous settlements at the time, Tlaxcala and Cholula.

Foundation of Puebla begins with a letter from the bishop of Tlaxcala in 1530, Julian Garces, to the Spanish queen outlining the need for a Spanish settlement between Mexico City and the port of Veracruz.

Puebla City was founded in 1531 within the Valley of Cuetlaxcoapan as a Spanish city, not on the foundation of an existing indigenous city-state.

The city's name was changed to Puebla de Zaragoza in 1862, by a decree issued by Benito Juarez and the holiday "5 de Mayo" is a major annual event here.

City of Puebla submitted its candidacy to hold the headquarters of the Free Trade Area of the Americas, and briefly served as interim secretariat headquarters until negotiations were stopped in 2005.

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Municipality is located in the west-central region of the State of Puebla City, bordering the municipalities of Santo Domingo Huehutlan, San Andres Cholula, Teopantlan, Amozoc, Cuauthinchan, Tzicatlacoyan, Cuautlancingo, and Ocoyucan, and the State of Tlaxcala.

Puebla City is located at the Valley of Puebla City known as the Valley of Cuetlaxcoapan, a large valley surrounded on four sides by the mountains and volcanoes of the Trans-Mexican volcanic belt.

Puebla City'storical and cultural value of Puebla's architecture is a major reason the city was chosen as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Puebla City is considered to be the "cradle of Mexican Baroque" both in architecture and in the decorative arts, and one of the five most important colonial cities in Mexico.

Puebla City was politically active in the anti-reelection movement of the time and was accused of distributing propaganda against Diaz.

Puebla City Cathedral, located on 16 de Septiembre and 5 Oriente, took 300 years to complete, in part due to interruptions in its construction.

The story begins with three sisters from Puebla who met officers from Agustin de Iturbide's Army of the Three Guarantees in Mexico City and fell in love with them.

The Victoria Market in Puebla City became famous for a version with beef hoof, onions and chili peppers with a vinaigrette sauce.

Between 1550 and 1570, Spanish potters from Talavera de la Reina in Spain came to Puebla City to teach the locals European techniques of using the potter's wheel and tin-glazing.

Puebla City became the leading force behind a renaissance in Talavera ware.

Puebla City's established contact with scholars, collectors, and dealers who assisted her in building her collection.

Puebla City's was taken in by a convent, where it is said she began to have visions of the Virgin Mary and Baby Jesus.

In Puebla City, she was venerated as a saint until 1691, when the Mexican Inquisition prohibited open devotion to her.

Today, the Templo de la Compania, in Puebla City, is known as La Tumba de la China Poblana because in its sacristy lie the remains of Catarina de San Juan.

Every year on 5 May, Puebla City celebrates the defeat of invading French troops here in 1862.