Puente Nacional, Veracruz | |
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City andmunicipality | |
 Puente del Rey | |
  Location in Veracruz Show map of Veracruz Puente Nacional, Veracruz (Mexico) Show map of Mexico | |
| Coordinates:19°18′46″N96°32′53″W / 19.31278°N 96.54806°W /19.31278; -96.54806 | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State |  Veracruz |
| Region | Sotavento Region |
| Area | |
• Total | 385 km2 (149 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 23,544 |
Puente Nacional is amunicipality in theMexicanstate ofVeracruz. Puente Nacional is bordered byActopan, the port ofVeracruz, andLa Antigua. It stands on the railway and onFederal Highways140 and 125.
Nearby the town of Puente Nacional, to its south, is the old National Bridge (Puente Nacional) it is named for. Originally named the Puente del Rey, it was constructed over theAntigua River by the Spanish in 1806 on the camino del Rey (highway of the king), later the National Road, between Vera Cruz andMexico City.
During theMexican–American War the bridge was a key point on the National Road, the American line of communications of their army advancing onMexico City and a site of several engagements in June, July and August 1847, between Mexican guerrillas and U.S. troops guarding trains of supply wagons that crossed this bridge on their to and from the interior of Mexico in 1847–1848. The location was a bottleneck on the route with topography that lent itself to anambush by guerrilla forces.[1] Following the capture of Mexico City, GeneralWinfield Scott established posts along the National Road to protect the route from guerrillas, one with 750 men, was located at the Puente Nacional.[2]
19°19′48.65″N96°29′1.28″W / 19.3301806°N 96.4836889°W /19.3301806; -96.4836889
In Puente Nacional the major products are coffee, fruits, and sugar.
