13 Facts About Tamaulipas

Tamaulipas, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Tamaulipas, is a state in the northeast region of Mexico; one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico.

Tamaulipas is bordered by the states of Nuevo Leon to the west, San Luis Potosi to the southwest, and Veracruz to the southeast.

Name Tamaulipas is derived from Tamaholipa, a Huastec term in which the tam- prefix signifies "place ".

Tamaulipas was originally populated by the nomad Chichimec and sedentary Huastec, in addition to non-Chichimec hunter-gatherer and fishing tribes.

In 1824, after the Mexican War of Independence from Spain, and the fall of the Mexican Empire, Tamaulipas was one of the 19 founder states of the new United Mexican States.

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In 1848, after the Mexican–American War, Tamaulipas lost more than a quarter of its territory via the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo.

Portions of Tamaulipas supported the republican forces led by President Benito Juarez in resisting the French, especially in the north.

Southern Tamaulipas' economy is based primarily on the petrochemical industries.

Tamaulipas is served by 5 international airports and one national airport.

Current anthem of the state of Tamaulipas is Himno a Tamaulipas, composed in 1926 by Rafael Antonio Perez Perez, set to music by Alfredo Tamayo Marin.

State of Tamaulipas is one of the most affected by violence in the country, mainly caused by organized crime.

In 2013, Tamaulipas reached the first national place in kidnappings with 275 known cases and the ninth place in violent highway robbery .

Currently Tamaulipas continues to be affected by violence, this being one of the factors that have greatly hindered the economic and social activity of the state.