There are a number of places in Mexico named after famous people.
Aguascalientes
- Adolfo LĂłpez Mateos (Aguascalientes) â Adolfo LĂłpez Mateos
- Calvillo â JosĂ© Calvillo (founder)
- CosĂo â Felipe CosĂo, Governor
- PabellĂłn de Arteaga â JosĂ© MarĂa Artega, 19th century national hero
- PabellĂłn de Hidalgo (Aguascalientes) â Miguel Hidalgo
- San Francisco de los Romo â Francis of Assisi
- San JosĂ© de Gracia, Aguascalientes â Joseph Villaseñor, son of Ferdinand VII of Spain
- Villa JuĂĄrez (Aguascalientes) â Benito JuĂĄrez
- Villa JesĂșs TerĂĄn (Aguascalientes) â JesĂșs TerĂĄn Peredo (governor)
Baja California
- Alberto Oviedo Mota (Baja California) â Dr. Alberto Oviedo Mota (1882â1953)
- Guadalupe Victoria, Baja California â Guadalupe Victoria
- San QuintĂn Municipality â Quentin of Amiens (d. c. AD 287)
- Venustiano Carranza, Baja California â Venustiano Carranza, President of Mexico
- Vicente Guerrero, Baja California â Vicente Guerrero
- Villa de JuĂĄrez (Ensenada) â Benito JuĂĄrez, President of Mexico
Baja California Sur
- MelitĂłn Albåñez DomĂnguez, Baja California Sur â General MelitĂłn Albañez (1880â1917)
- Puerto Adolfo LĂłpez Mateos (Baja California Sur) â Adolfo LĂłpez Mateos
Campeche
- Alfredo V. Bonfil (Campeche) â Alfredo Vladimir Bonfil, a Peasant leader
- BolonchĂ©n de RejĂłn â Manuel Crescencio GarcĂa RejĂłn (1799â1849), jurist
- Emiliano Zapata (Campeche) â Emiliano Zapata
- EscĂĄrcega â Francisco EscĂĄrcega MĂĄrquez (1896â1938), a native from Tlaxcala who fought in the 1910 revolution
- Ingeniero Eugenio EcheverrĂa Castellot (Calakmul, Campeche) â Eugenio EcheverrĂa Castellot (1918â1999), governor of Campeche
- Iturbide (Campeche) â AgustĂn de Iturbide
- JuĂĄrez (Campeche) â Benito JuĂĄrez
- Villa Madero (Campeche) â Francisco I. Madero
Chiapas
- Ăngel Albino Corzo â Ăngel Albino Corzo (1816â1875), liberal politician, governor (1856â1860)
- Bejucal de Ocampo â Melchor Ocampo, politician, senator
- BenemĂ©rito de las AmĂ©ricas â Benito JuĂĄrez
- BerriozĂĄbal â Felipe BerriozĂĄbal, military and politician
- CapitĂĄn Luis Ăngel Vidal â Captain Luis Vidal, hero of the Battle of Chiapa de Corzo
- Chiapa de Corzo â Ăngel Albino Corzo
- Dr. Manuel Velasco SuĂĄrez (Chiapas) and El Porvenir de Velasco SuĂĄrez â Manuel Velasco SuĂĄrez, neurologist and former governor of Chiapas in 1970 to 1976
- Dr. Rodulfo Figueroa (Chiapas) â Mexican poet and physician Dr. es:Rodulfo Figueroa Esquinca (1866â1899)
- Efrain A. Gutierrez (Chiapas) â Efrain Antonio Gutierrez (1894â1985), Governor of Chiapas in 1936 to 1940
- Ejido Raymundo EnrĂquez - Raymundo E. EnrĂquez (1889-1968), Governor of Chiapas
- Emiliano Zapata, Chiapas â Emiliano Zapata
- Francisco LeĂłn, Chiapas â Francisco Leon, Governor of Chiapas
- Frontera Hidalgo â Miguel Hidalgo, Father of the fatherland
- JoaquĂn Amaro (Chiapas) â Gral. JoaquĂn Amaro
- JuĂĄrez, Chiapas â Benito JuĂĄrez, president of Mexico
- LarrĂĄinzar â Manuel LarrĂĄinzar, politician
- MarquĂ©s de Comillas â Claudio LĂłpez, 2nd Marquess of Comillas
- Mazapa de Madero â Francisco I. Madero, president of Mexico
- Miguel AlemĂĄn (Chiapas) â Miguel AlemĂĄn ValdĂ©s
- Montecristo de Guerrero â Vicente Guerrero
- Motozintla de Mendoza â Ismael Mendoza Sanchez (1882â1920)
- NicolĂĄs Ruiz â 19th-century Governor of Chiapas, NicolĂĄs Ruiz
- Ocozocoautla de Espinosa â Luis Espinosa (1880â1926)
- RayĂłn, Chiapas â Ignacio LĂłpez RayĂłn
- RincĂłn Chamula San Pedro â Peter the Apostle
- San AndrĂ©s LarrĂĄinzar â Saint Andrew and Manuel LarrĂĄinzar
- San CristĂłbal de las Casas â BartolomĂ© de las Casas, 15th century Spanish writer
- San Fernando, Chiapas â Ferdinand III of Castile (d. 1252)
- San Lucas, Chiapas â Luke the Evangelist
- Santiago el Pinar â James the Great (d. AD 44)
- Tuxtla GutiĂ©rrez â es:JoaquĂn Miguel GutiĂ©rrez (1796â1838), Conservative politician, independence leader
- UniĂłn JuĂĄrez, Chiapas â Benito JuĂĄrez
- Venustiano Carranza, Chiapas â Venustiano Carranza, President of Mexico
- Villa Corzo â Ăngel Albino Corzo
Chihuahua
- Ahumada Municipality â Miguel Ahumada Governor of Chihuahua
- Aldama Municipality, Chihuahua â Juan Aldama
- Allende Municipality, Chihuahua â Ignacio Allende
- Aquiles SerdĂĄn Municipality â Aquiles SerdĂĄn
- Batopilas de Manuel GĂłmez MorĂn â Manuel GĂłmez MorĂn, National Action Party's founder
- CĂĄrdenas â LĂĄzaro CĂĄrdenas, President
- ChĂnipas de Almada â Francisco R. Almada (1896-1989), a historian and two-time governor of Chihuahua.
- Ciudad CuauhtĂ©moc, Chihuahua â CuauhtĂ©moc
- Ciudad JuĂĄrez â Benito JuĂĄrez, President
- Colonia LeBaron â Alma Dayer LeBaron Sr., Joel LeBaron and Ervil LeBaron, one of a Mormon fundamentalists leaders
- Coronado Municipality â es:Esteban Coronado (1832-1860), liberal soldier in Reform War
- CuauhtĂ©moc Municipality â CuauhtĂ©moc, Tlatoani of Tenochtitlan (1520-1521)
- Dr. Belisario DomĂnguez Municipality â Belisario DomĂnguez (1863-1913), Senator
- Galeana â Hermenegildo Galeana (1762-1814), insurgent leader
- GĂłmez FarĂas Municipality, Chihuahua â ValentĂn GĂłmez FarĂas, President
- Gran Morelos â JosĂ© MarĂa Morelos (1765-1815), priest and insurgent leader
- Guerrero, Chihuahua â Vicente Guerrero, President
- Hidalgo del Parral â Miguel Hidalgo, priest and insurgent leader
- Ignacio Zaragoza Municipality â Ignacio Zaragoza (1829-1862), general who won the Battle of Puebla
- JimĂ©nez Municipality â JosĂ© Mariano JimĂ©nez (1781-1811), engineer and soldier in the Mexican War of Independence
- LĂłpez Municipality â Octaviano LĂłpez, a republican soldier killed in the battle of Talamantes on 1860.
- Manuel Benavides â Manuel Benavides ArmendĂĄriz (1852-1913), a native revolutionary who died in combat on 1913
- Mariano Matamoros â Mariano Matamoros, priest and insurgent leader
- Morelos Municipality â JosĂ© MarĂa Morelos
- Ocampo Municipality â Melchor Ocampo (1814-1861), lawyer and liberal politician
- Ojinaga â Manuel Ojinaga Castañeda (1834â1865), Governor of Chihuahua
- PrĂĄxedis G. Guerrero Municipality â es:PrĂĄxedis G. Guerrero (1882-1910), anarchist and philosopher
- RancherĂa Luis L. LeĂłn (Guadalupe) - Luis Laureano LeĂłn (1890-1981), Governor of Chihuahua
- Riva Palacio Municipality â Vicente Riva Palacio (1832-1896), liberal politician
- San Francisco de Borja Municipality and two other municipalities named San Francisco â Francis of Assisi (1182-1226)
- San Francisco Javier de SatevĂł â Francis of Assisi
- Santa BĂĄrbara Municipality â Saint Barbara (d. AD 3rd century)
- Santa Isabel Municipality â Elizabeth, mother of John the Baptist
- Valle de Zaragoza â Ignacio Zaragoza
Coahuila
- Abasolo, Coahuila â Mariano Abasolo
- Adolfo LĂłpez Mateos, Coahuila â Adolfo LĂłpez Mateos, President
- Allende, Coahuila â Ignacio Allende
- Arteaga â JosĂ© MarĂa Arteaga Magallanes, Governor of QuerĂ©taro (1858)
- Ciudad Acuña â Manuel Acuña, poet
- Cuatrocienegas de Carranza â President Venustiano Carranza, who was born in Cuatrocieneagas in 1859
- Diana Laura Riojas (Coahuila) â Diana Laura Riojas de Colosio (1957â1994), Luis Donaldo Colosio's widow
- Escobedo, Coahuila â General Mariano Escobedo
- Francisco I. Madero, Coahuila â Francisco I. Madero, President
- Flores Magon, Coahuila â Ricardo Flores MagĂłn, JesĂșs Flores MagĂłn and Enrique Flores MagĂłn
- General Cepeda â Victoriano Cepeda Camacho, (1826â1892), a general and a governor of Coahuila
- Guerrero, Coahuila â Vicente Guerrero, President
- Hidalgo, Coahuila â Miguel Hidalgo
- JimĂ©nez, Coahuila â JosĂ© Mariano JimĂ©nez
- JuĂĄrez Municipality, Coahuila â Benito JuĂĄrez, President
- Lamadrid Municipality, Coahuila â Francisco Lamadrid
- LĂĄzaro CĂĄrdenas, Coahuila â LĂĄzaro CĂĄrdenas, President
- Lucio Blanco, Coahuila â Lucio Blanco, revolutionary
- Matamoros Municipality â Mariano Matamoros (1770â1814), priest and independence leader
- Monclova â Melchor Portocarrero, 3rd Count of Monclova
- Morelos Municipality â JosĂ© MarĂa Morelos (1765â1815), priest and independence leader
- Nava, Coahuila â Pedro de Nava, Commander general of New Spain
- Ocampo, Coahuila â Melchor Ocampo
- Ramos Arizpe â Miguel Ramos Arizpe, priest and politician
- San Buenaventura Municipality, Coahuila â Giovanni di Fidanza (1221â1274), Franciscan scholastic theologian and philosopher
- San Pedro Municipality, Coahuila â Saint Peter
- Santa Rosa de MĂșzquiz â Saint Rose of Lima and Melchor MĂșzquiz, President
- Viesca â JosĂ© MarĂa y Viesca, Governor of Coahuila and Nuevo LeĂłn
- Zaragoza, Coahuila â Ignacio Zaragoza
Colima
- Arturo Noriega Pizano â Prof. Arturo Noriega Pizano (1915â1994), governor of Colima
- CuauhtĂ©moc, Colima â CuauhtĂ©moc
- Madrid, Colima â the Madrid family who are owners on their place at a time
- Pueblo JuĂĄrez â Benito JuĂĄrez, President
- Venustiano Carranza â Venustiano Carranza, President
- Villa de Ălvarez â General Manuel Ălvarez, first governor
Durango
- Adolfo LĂłpez Mateos (Aguinaldo) â Adolfo LĂłpez Mateos
- Arturo Martinez Adame, Durango â Arturo Martinez Adame (1896â1970), lawyer and politician
- Canelas, Durango â Captain Mateo Canelas
- Ciudad Guadalupe Victoria and Victoria de Durango â Guadalupe Victoria, First President
- Ciudad Lerdo â Miguel Lerdo de Tejada
- Coneto de Comonfort â Ignacio Comonfort
- Domingo Arrieta â General Domingo Arrieta LeĂłn, Mexican general and statesman
- Dr. Francisco Castillo NĂĄjera â Francisco Castillo NĂĄjera, diplomat and politician
- Francisco I. Madero, Durango â Francisco I. Madero, President of Mexico
- General SimĂłn BolĂvar â SimĂłn BolĂvar, South American liberator
- GĂłmez Palacio, Durango â Francisco GĂłmez Palacio, writer
- JosĂ© RamĂłn ValdĂ©s â Prof. JosĂ© RamĂłn ValdĂ©s (1888â1975), politician
- Ocampo Municipality â Melchor Ocampo
- Pastor Rouaix â Pastor Rouaix (1874â1950), politician
- Raul Madero â General Raul Madero (1888â1982), a former President's brother
- San Bernardo Municipality, Durango â Bernard of Corleone (1605-1667)
- San Juan de Guadalupe â Saint John the Baptist and Our Lady of Guadalupe
- San Juan del RĂo del Centauro del Norte, Durango â Pancho Villa
- San Luis del Cordero â Don Luis del Cordero (Founder)
- San Pedro del Gallo Municipality â Saint Peter
- Santa Clara Municipality, Durango â Clare of Assisi (1194-1253)
- Santiago Papasquiaro Municipality â James the Great
- Tlahualilo de Zaragoza â Ignacio Zaragoza
- Vicente Guerrero, Durango â Vicente Guerrero
- Villa Hidalgo, Durango â Miguel Hidalgo
- Villa Ocampo, Durango â Melchor Ocampo
Guanajuato
- Abasolo, Guanajuato â Mariano Abasolo
- Ălvaro ObregĂłn â Ălvaro ObregĂłn
- Ciudad Manuel Doblado â Manuel Doblado, liberal politician, governor (1854â1858 and 1860â1861), Minister of Foreign Affairs (1861)
- Colonia Juan JosĂ© Torres Landa â Juan JosĂ© Torres Landa (1911 -1980), Governor of Guanajuato
- Comonfort â Ignacio Comonfort, President of Mexico
- Cortazar, Guanajuato â Luis Cortazar y Rabago
- Doctor Mora â JosĂ© MarĂa Luis Mora Lamadrid, father of the Mexican liberalism}
- Doctor HernĂĄndez Ălvarez (San Felipe) - Enrique HernĂĄndez Ălvarez (1892-1938), Governor of Guanajuato and Secretariat of Health
- Dolores Hidalgo â Miguel Hidalgo
- Enrique Fernandez Martinez (LeĂłn) - Enrique Fernandez Martinez (1896-1968), Governor of Guanajuato
- Jacinto LĂłpez Moreno (LeĂłn) - Jacinto LĂłpez Moreno (1906-1971), founder of General Union of Workers and Peasants of Mexico
- Luis Donaldo Colosio (Celaya) - Luis Donaldo Colosio
- Ocampo, Guanajuato â Melchor Ocampo
- PurĂsima del Bustos â Hermenegildo Bustos, painter
- San Diego de la UniĂłn â Didacus of AlcalĂĄ
- San Felipe, Guanajuato â King Philip II of Spain
- San Francisco del RincĂłn â Saint Francis
- San JosĂ© Iturbide â Saint Joseph and AgustĂn de Iturbide, Emperor of Mexico (1822-1823)
- San Miguel de Allende â Ignacio Allende
- Santa Catarina, Guanajuato â Catherine of Alexandria
- Santa Cruz de Juventino Rosas â Juventino Rosas, musician
- Santiago MaravatĂo â James the Great
- VillagrĂĄn, Guanajuato â JuliĂĄn Villagran
Guerrero
- Free and Sovereign State of Guerrero â Vicente Guerrero, independence leader and second President
- Acapulco de JuĂĄrez â Benito JuĂĄrez
- Alcozauca de Guerrero â Vicente Guerrero
- Atoyac de Ălvarez â Juan Ălvarez
- Buenavista de CuĂ©llar â General Rafael A. Cuellar, Governor
- Ciudad Altamirano, Guerrero â Ignacio Manuel Altamirano
- Chilpancingo de los Bravo â Leonardo Bravo (1764â1812), general during the independence movement, and his sons NicolĂĄs Bravo (1786â1854), independence leader and 11th President; and VĂctor Bravo, independence leader
- Coahuayutla de JosĂ© MarĂa Izazaga â es:JosĂ© MarĂa Izazaga, insurgent
- Coyuca de BenĂtez â MarĂa Faustina BenĂtez, wife of Juan Ălvarez
- Coyuca de CatalĂĄn â NicolĂĄs CatalĂĄn
- Eduardo Neri â Eduardo Neri Reynoso (1887â1973)
- Florencio Villarreal â Col. Florencio Villarreal, who drafted the Plan of Ayutla
- General Canuto A. Neri â Canuto A. Neri, a Zapatist general
- General Heliodoro Castillo â a Zapatist general, Heliodoro Castillo Castro
- Huitzuco de los Figueroa â named after the Figueroa family, such as RubĂ©n Figueroa Figueroa, (1908â1991), governor of Guerrero, Ignacio Figueroa (1834â1873), liberal military, and Prof. Francisco Figueroa Mata (1870â1936), teacher and governor of Guerrero
- Ixcateopan de CuauhtĂ©moc â CuauhtĂ©moc
- JosĂ© JoaquĂn de Herrera (municipality) â JosĂ© JoaquĂn de Herrera, President
- Juan R. Escudero (municipality) â Juan Ranulfo Escudero (1890â1923), a syndicalist leader, worker and statesman
- La UniĂłn de Isidoro Montes de Oca â Isidoro Montes de Oca, insurgent
- Leonardo Bravo (municipality) â General Leonardo Bravo, an Independence hero
- MĂĄrtir de CuilapĂĄn â Vicente Guerrero Saldaña
- Pedro Ascencio Alquisiras â Pedro Ascencio Alquisiras, insurgent
- San Luis AcatlĂĄn â Louis IX of France
- San Marcos Municipality, Guerrero â Mark the Evangelist
- Taxco de AlarcĂłn â Juan Ruiz de AlarcĂłn, writer
- Tecpan de Galeana (municipality) â Hermenegildo Galeana
- Tepecoacuilco de Trujano â Valerio Trujano
- Tixtla de Guerrero (municipality) â Vicente Guerrero
- Tlapa de Comonfort â Ignacio Comonfort
- Tlalixtaquilla de Maldonado â Caritino Maldonado PĂ©rez, Governor
- Zihuatanejo de Azueta â es:JosĂ© Azueta (1895â1914), Artillery Tactical Lieutenant during the Battle of Veracruz of 1914
- ZirĂĄndaro de los ChĂĄvez â Rodolfo ChĂĄvez SĂĄnchez (1895â1995) and Dr. Ignacio ChĂĄvez SĂĄnchez
Hidalgo
- Free and Sovereign State of Hidalgo â Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, (1753â1811), leader of the Mexican independence movement
- Agua Blanca de Iturbide - Juan de Iturbide, Franciscan friar
- Cuautepec de Hinojosa â Pedro Hinojosa
- Emiliano Zapata, Hidalgo â Emiliano Zapata
- Fraccionamiento JesĂșs Ăngeles Contreras (Pachuca) - Lic. JesĂșs Ăngeles Contreras (1921-2006)
- Francisco I. Madero Municipality, Hidalgo â Francisco I. Madero, President
- Huasca de Ocampo, Tepeji del RĂo de Ocampo â Melchor Ocampo
- Huejutla de Reyes â Antonio Reyes Cabrera (1831â1866)
- Javier Rojo GĂłmez (Hidalgo) â Lic. Javier Rojo GĂłmez, Governor of Hidalgo
- Manuel Ăvila Camacho (Hidalgo) â Manuel Ăvila Camacho, President
- NicolĂĄs Flores, Hidalgo â General NicolĂĄs Flores Rubio (1873â1934)
- OmitlĂĄn de JuĂĄrez, JuĂĄrez, Hidalgo, ZapotlĂĄn de JuĂĄrez â Benito JuĂĄrez, President
- Pachuca de Soto â Manuel Fernando Soto, lawyer
- Progreso de ObregĂłn â Ălvaro ObregĂłn, President
- San AgustĂn Tlaxiaca â Augustine of Hippo
- San Bartolo Tutotepec â Bartholomew the Apostle
- San Salvador, Hidalgo â Jesus
- Santiago de Anaya â James the Great and Pedro Maria Anaya, President
- Santiago Tulantepec - James the Great
- Tenango de Doria â Juan Cristodomo Doria, first governor
- TepehuacĂĄn de Guerrero - Vicente Guerrero
- Tezontepec de Aldama â Juan Aldama
- Tula de Allende â Ignacio Allende
- Tulantepec de Lugo Guerrero â JosĂ© Lugo Guerrero (1897â1980), Governor
- Zacualtipan de Ăngeles â General Felipe Ăngeles
- ZapotlĂĄn de JuĂĄrez â Benito JuĂĄrez
Jalisco
- AcatlĂĄn de JuĂĄrez, Valle de JuĂĄrez â Benito JuĂĄrez
- Ahualulco de Mercado â JosĂ© MarĂa Mercado
- Atemajac de Brizuela â Coronel Miguel Brizuela
- AutlĂĄn de Navarro â revolutionary Paulino Navarro
- Bolaños, Jalisco â Toribio de Bolanos, conquistator
- Casimiro Castillo â peasant leader Casimiro Castillo Vigil (1883â1925)
- Cañadas de ObregĂłn â Ălvaro ObregĂłn
- Ciudad GuzmĂĄn â es:Gordiano GuzmĂĄn (1789-1854), insurgent
- CuautitlĂĄn de GarcĂa BarragĂĄn â General Marcelino GarcĂa BarragĂĄn (1895â1979), Governor of Jalisco
- Degollado â Santos Degollado
- Emiliano Zapata, Jalisco â Emiliano Zapata
- EncarnaciĂłn de DĂaz â Porfirio DĂaz, Mexican dictator
- GĂłmez FarĂas, Jalisco â ValentĂn GĂłmez FarĂas
- Juan Gil Preciado (Jalisco) â Prof. Juan Gil Preciado (1909â1999), governor of Jalisco
- Lagos de Moreno â Pedro Moreno (soldier) (1775â1817), insurgent
- LĂĄzaro CĂĄrdenas, Jalisco â LĂĄzaro CĂĄrdenas
- Puerto Vallarta â Ignacio Luis Vallarta (Governor)
- San CristĂłbal de la Barranca â Saint Christopher
- San Diego de AlejandrĂa â Saint James the Major
- San Ignacio Cerro Gordo â Ignatius of Loyola (1491â1556)
- San Juan de los Lagos â John the Baptist
- San Juanito de Escobedo â John the Apostle and Antonio Escobedo, governor (1844)
- San JuliĂĄn, Jalisco â Julian of Antioch (d. c. AD 308)
- San Marcos, Jalisco â Mark the Evangelist
- San MartĂn de Bolaños â Martin of Braga (AD 520â580)
- San MartĂn de Hidalgo â Miguel Hidalgo
- San SebastiĂĄn del Oeste â Saint Sebastian (AD 256-288)
- Santa MarĂa de los Ăngeles and Santa MarĂa del Oro, Jalisco â Mary
- Talpa de Allende â Ignacio Allende
- TeocuitatlĂĄn de Corona, Villa Corona â RamĂłn Corona
- TepatitlĂĄn de Morelos â JosĂ© MarĂa Morelos
- Tlajomulco de ZĂșñiga â General Eugenio ZĂșñiga
- Valle de JuĂĄrez â Benito JuĂĄrez
- Villa Guerrero, Jalisco â Vicente Guerrero
- Villa Hidalgo, Jalisco â Miguel Hidalgo
- Yahualica de GonzĂĄlez Gallo â JosĂ© GonzĂĄlez Gallo (Governor)
- ZapotitlĂĄn de Vadillo â Basilio Vadillo (1895â1935)
- ZapotlĂĄn del Rey â King Philip II of Spain
Mexico (state)
- Acolman de NezahualcĂłyotl â Nezahualcoyotl (1402â1472), poet
- Almoloya de Alquisiras â Pedro Ascencio Alquisiras, an Independence hero
- Almoloya de JuĂĄrez, Amecameca de JuĂĄrez, Chicoloapan de JuĂĄrez and Chiconcuac de JuĂĄrez â Benito JuĂĄrez, President
- Apaxco de Ocampo â Melchor Ocampo, politician and philosopher
- AtizapĂĄn de Zaragoza â Ignacio Zaragoza
- Atlacomulco de Fabela, Tlazala de Fabela â Isidro Fabela, writer, politician and academician
- Chapa de Mota â conquistator Jeronimo Ruiz de la Mota
- Ciudad LĂłpez Mateos â Adolfo LĂłpez Mateos, President
- Ciudad NezahualcĂłyotl â NezahualcĂłyotl
- Coacalco de BerriozĂĄbal â Felipe BerriozĂĄbal, Governor of State of Mexico
- Donato Guerra, State of Mexico â Donato Guerra, Soldier
- Ecatepec de Morelos and Morelos, State of Mexico â JosĂ© MarĂa Morelos
- Jilotepec de Molina EnrĂquez â AndrĂ©s Molina EnrĂquez
- Luvianos â Cristobal Luvianos (founder)
- Melchor Ocampo, State of Mexico â Melchor Ocampo
- Otumba de GĂłmez FarĂas â ValentĂn GĂłmez FarĂas
- RayĂłn, State of Mexico â Ignacio LĂłpez RayĂłn, an Independence hero
- San Antonio la Isla â Anthony of Padua (1195â1231)
- San Felipe del Progreso â Philip the Apostle
- San JosĂ© del RincĂłn â Saint Joseph
- San JosĂ© Villa de Allende â Saint Joseph and Ignacio Allende, an Independence hero
- San MartĂn de las PirĂĄmides â Martin of Braga
- San Mateo Atenco â Matthew the Apostle
- San SimĂłn de Guerrero â Simon the Zealot and Vicente Guerrero, president (1839)
- Santo TomĂĄs de los PlĂĄtanos â Thomas the Apostle
- Temascalcingo de JosĂ© Maria Velasco â JosĂ© MarĂa Velasco GĂłmez, painter
- Texcoco de Mora â JosĂ© MarĂa Luis Mora (1794â1850), priest and liberal idealist
- Tlalnepantla de Baz â Dr. Gustavo Baz Prada, Revolutionary and governor
- Toluca de Lerdo â SebastiĂĄn Lerdo de Tejada, President
- TultitlĂĄn de Mariano Escobedo â General Mariano Escobedo
- Valle de Bravo â NicolĂĄs Bravo, President
- Villa Guerrero, State of Mexico â Vicente Guerrero, President
- Villa Victoria â Guadalupe Victoria, President
Mexico City
Ălvaro ObregĂłn
- Ălvaro ObregĂłn, Mexico City â Ălvaro ObregĂłn, who was assassinated in that area in 1928
- Abraham M. GonzĂĄlez â Abraham GonzĂĄlez, former governor of Chihuahua (1912â1913)
- Alfonso XIII â Alfonso XIII, king of Spain (1886â1931)
- Francisco Villa â Pancho Villa, leader of DivisiĂłn del Norte (1913â1920)
- Galeana â Hermenegildo Galeana, (1762â1814), hero of the Mexican War of Independence
- Hidalgo and Miguel Hidalgo â Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla (1753â1811), Father of the Nation
- JosĂ© MarĂa Pino SuĂĄrez â JosĂ© MarĂa Pino SuĂĄrez, (1869â1913), Vice President of Mexico (1911â1913)
- Margarita Masa de JuĂĄrez â Margarita Maza (1826â1871), First Lady of Mexico (1858â1864 and 1867â1871)
- MĂĄrtires de Tacubaya â The soldiers and civilians who were shot as a result of their defeat in the Battle of Tacubaya on April 11, 1859.
- Merced GĂłmez â Merced Gomez, Sr., bullfighter (1884â1923)
- Ponciano Arriaga â JosĂ© Ponciano Arriaga MejĂa (1811â1865), lawyer and radical liberal politician
- Reacomodo ValentĂn GĂłmez FarĂas â ValentĂn GĂłmez FarĂas, five-time President of Mexico (1830s, 1846â1847)
Azcapotzalco
- U. H. Francisco Villa â Pancho Villa
- U. H. LĂĄzaro CĂĄrdenas â LĂĄzaro CĂĄrdenas, President of Mexico (1934â1940)
- U. H. Lerdo de Tejada â SebastiĂĄn Lerdo de Tejada, President of Mexico (1872â1876)
- U. H. Miguel Hidalgo â Miguel Hidalgo
- U. H. Rosendo Salazar â Rosendo Salazar Ălamo (1888â1971), journalist and writer, promoter of organized labor
Benito JuĂĄrez
- Benito JuĂĄrez, Mexico City â Benito Pablo JuĂĄrez GarcĂa, President of Mexico (1858â1872)
- General Pedro MarĂa Anaya â Pedro MarĂa de Anaya, general and twice-president (1847 and 1848)
- Josefa Ortiz de DomĂnguez â Josefa Ortiz de DomĂnguez âłLa Corregidoraâł, (1768â1829), hero of the Mexican War of Independence
- Merced GĂłmez â Merced Gomez, Sr.
- Miguel AlemĂĄn â Miguel AlemĂĄn GonzĂĄlez (1884â1929), general in the Mexican Revolution
- Niños HĂ©roes â Niños HĂ©roes: Juan de la Barrera, Juan Escutia, Francisco MĂĄrquez, AgustĂn Melgar, Fernando Montes de Oca, and Vicente SuĂĄrez, cadets who died at the Battle of Chapultepec in 1847
CoyoacĂĄn
- Adolfo Ruiz Cortines â Adolfo Ruiz Cortines, President (1952â1958)
- Emiliano Zapata â Emiliano Zapata Salazar (1879â1919), leader of the Liberation Army of the South
- Espartaco â Spartacus (c. 111â71 BC), gladiator who led a slave rebellion against the Roman Republic (73â71 BC)
- Nueva DĂaz Ordaz â Gustavo DĂaz Ordaz, President (1964â1970)
Cuajimalpa
- Cuajimalpa de Morelos â JosĂ© MarĂa Teclo Morelos PĂ©rez y PavĂłn (1765â1815), leader of Mexican War of Independence
- Adolfo LĂłpez Mateos â Adolfo LĂłpez Mateos, President (1958â1964)
Cuauhtémoc
- CuauhtĂ©moc, Mexico City â CuauhtĂ©moc, Tlatoani of Tenochtitlan (1520â1521)
- Condesa â MarĂa Magdalena DĂĄvalos de Bracamontes y Orozco, Countess of Miravalle (1701â1777)
- Colonia Doctores â Dr. Lavista and Dr. RĂo de la Loza
- Colonia Guerrero â Vicente RamĂłn Guerrero Saldaña, Independence leader and 2nd President (1829)
- Colonia JuĂĄrez, Mexico City â Benito JuĂĄrez
- Colonia Maza â JosĂ© Maza, owner of La Vaquita Ranch
- Colonia Morelos â JosĂ© MarĂa Morelos
- Colonia Paulino Navarro â Paulino Navarro, soldier in the Mexican Revolution
Gustavo A. Madero
- Gustavo A. Madero, Mexico City â Gustavo Adolfo Madero GonzĂĄlez (1875â1913), Francisco I. Madero's brother
Miguel Hidalgo
Venustiano Carranza
- Venustiano Carranza, Mexico City â Venustiano Carranza, leader of the Constitutional Army during the Revolution, Head of State (1914â1916) and President of Mexico (1916â1920)
- Colonia Valle GĂłmez â Modesto del Valle and Rafael B. Gomez, real estate developers (1890s)
MichoacĂĄn
- Free and Sovereign State of MichoacĂĄn de Ocampo â Melchor Ocampo, liberal politician
- Ălvaro ObregĂłn Municipality â President Ălvaro ObregĂłn
- Arteaga, MichoacĂĄn â JosĂ© MarĂa Arteaga, 19th century national hero
- CoalcomĂĄn de VĂĄzquez Pallares â Natalio VĂĄzquez Pallares (1913â1981), Mexican lawyer
- CojumatlĂĄn de RĂ©gules â NicolĂĄs de RĂ©gules, a general who fought against the French intervention in Mexico
- CarĂĄcuaro de Morelos â JosĂ© MarĂa Morelos
- Ciudad Hidalgo, MichoacĂĄn â Miguel Hidalgo
- Epitacio Huerta â General Epitacio Huerta (1827â1904)
- Gabriel Zamora â Gabriel Zamora (1897â1933), Farm work and civil rights activist
- JimĂ©nez, MichoacĂĄn â Mariano JimĂ©nez, twice governor of MichoacĂĄn
- JuĂĄrez Municipality, MichoacĂĄn â President Benito JuĂĄrez
- LĂĄzaro CĂĄrdenas, MichoacĂĄn â President LĂĄzaro CĂĄrdenas
- Marcos Castellanos â Father Marcos Castellanos, an Independence hero
- Morelia â JosĂ© MarĂa Morelos
- MĂșgica Municipality â Francisco J. MĂșgica (1884â1954)
- Ocampo Municipality â Melchor Ocampo
- Paracho de Verduzco â JosĂ© Sixto Verduzco, an Independence hero
- Pastor Ortiz â Pastor Ortiz Avila (1902â1930)
- Quiroga, MichoacĂĄn â Vasco de Quiroga, Bishop of Michoacan
- San Juan Huetamo de NĂșñez â Saint John; PurĂ©pecha people, Spanish, African slaves, and Andalusians; Nuño de GuzmĂĄn (1490â1558)
- Jacona de Plancarte â Francisco Plancarte y Navarrete (1856â1920), archbishop born in Zamora, MichoacĂĄn
- JimĂ©nez, MichoacĂĄn â Mariano JimĂ©nez, governor of MichoacĂĄn (1885â1892)
- LĂĄzaro CĂĄrdenas, MichoacĂĄn â LĂĄzaro CĂĄrdenas del RĂo, president (1934â1940)
- Santa Ana Maya â Saint Anne
- Santa Clara del Cobre (a.k.a. Salvador Escalante) â Clare of Assisi and General Salvador Escalante PĂ©rez Gil, Revolutionary leader
- San Lucas Municipality, MichoacĂĄn â Saint Luke
- Tiquicheo de NicolĂĄs Romero â NicolĂĄs Romero, liberal general during the Reform War
- Venustiano Carranza, MichoacĂĄn â JosĂ© Venustiano Carranza De La Garza, president (1916â1920)
- Villa Madero â Francisco I. Madero, president (1911â1913)
- Villa Victoria â Guadalupe Victoria, first president (1824â1829)
- Villamar Municipality â Eligio Villamar, hero of the MexicanâAmerican War.
- Vista Hermosa de Negrete â JosĂ© MarĂa MartĂnez Negrete, landowner and benefactor
- Zamora de Hidalgo â Miguel Hidalgo
Morelos
- State
- Morelos â JosĂ© MarĂa Morelos (1765â1815), priest and independence leader
- Municipalities and municipal seats
- Ciudad Ayala â Francisco Ayala (1760â1812), independence leader
- Emiliano Zapata, Morelos (previously called San Francisco Zacualpan and San Vicente Zacualpan) â Emiliano Zapata (1879â1919), revolutionary general (Francis of Assisi (1182â1226) and Saint Vincent)
- Santo Domingo Hueyapan â Saint Dominic
- Jantetelco de Matamoros â Mariano Matamoros (1770â1814), priest and independence leader
- Jojutla de JuĂĄrez â Benito JuĂĄrez (1806â1872), president (1858â1872)
- Jonacatepec de Leondro Valle â Leandro Valle MartĂnez (1833â1861), general and liberal politician
- TlaltizapĂĄn de Zapata â Emiliano Zapata
- Totolapan de Montes de Oca â Fernando de Montes de Oca (c. 1830â1847), one of the Niños HĂ©roes
- Yautepec de Zaragoza â Ignacio Zaragoza (1829â1862), led the defense in the Battle of Puebla (1862)
- Zacatepec of Hidalgo â Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla (1753â1811), priest and Father of the Nation
- Colonies, neighborhoods, and towns
- Adolfo Ruiz Cortines, Cuernavaca â Adolfo Ruiz Cortines (1889â1973), president (1952â1958) PRI
- AmatlĂĄn de QuetzalcĂłatl, TepoztlĂĄn â Quetzalcoatl, prehispanic god
- Antonio Barona, Cuernavaca â es:Antonio Barona Rojas (1886â1915), revolutionary general
- Ăngel Bocanegra, TepoztlĂĄn â JosĂ© MarĂa Bocanegra, third president (December 1829)
- Alfredo V. Bonfil, Tlaquiltenango; and Alfredo V. Bonfil, Yautepec â es:Alfredo V. Bonfil (1936â1973), politician and peasant leader
- Benito JuĂĄrez, Cuernavaca â Benito JuĂĄrez
- Diego Ruiz, Zapata â General Diego Ruiz, who was killed in a battle in 1915
- Dr. JosĂ© G. Parres, Jiutepec â JosĂ© G. Parres (1888â1949), politician
- Emiliano Zapata, Zacualpan â Emiliano Zapata
- Felipe Neri, Tlalnepantla â Felipe Neri (1884â1914), revolutionary general
- Gloria Almada de Bejarano, Cuernavaca â es:Gloria Bejarano Almada (b. 1952), Costa Rican politician and First Lady of Costa Rica (1990â1994)
- Guadalupe Victoria, Zacualpan â Guadalupe Victoria (1786â1843), first president (1824â1829)
- LĂłpez Mateos, Cuautla and Adolfo LĂłpez Mateos, Cuernavaca â Adolfo LĂłpez Mateos (1909â1969), president (1958â1964) PRI
- JosĂ© LĂłpez Portillo, Cuernavaca â JosĂ© LĂłpez Portillo (1920â2004), president (1976â1982) PRI
- Juan Morales, Yecapixtla â Juan Esteban Morales, general who led the defense during the Battle of Veracruz in 1914
- Margarita Maza de JuĂĄrez, Cuernavaca â Margarita Maza (1826â1871), First Lady of Mexico (1858â1864 and 1867â1871)
- Mariano Escobedo, Zacualpan â Mariano Escobedo (1826â1902), liberal general
- Narciso Mendoza and Niño Artillero, Cuautla â es:Narciso Mendoza (1800â1888), eleven-year-old soldier during the Siege of Cuautla
- Otilio Montaño, Cuautla, and Otilio Montaño, Jiutepec â Otilio Montaño SĂĄnchez (1887â1917), revolutionary general
- ParaĂso Montessori, Cuernavaca â Maria Montessori (1870â1952), Italian educator
- Rancho Cortes â HernĂĄn CortĂ©s (1485â1547), Spanish conquistador and 1st Marquess of the Valley of Oaxaca
- Ricardo Flores MagĂłn, Cuernavaca â Ricardo Flores MagĂłn (1874â1922), anarchist and social reformer
- Rodolfo LĂłpez de Nava, Cuernavaca â Rodolfo LĂłpez de Nava, Governor of Morelos (1952â1958)
- RubĂ©n Jaramillo, Temixco â RubĂ©n Jaramillo (1900â1962), peasant leader
- San AntĂłn Analco, Cuernavaca â Anthony of Padua (1195â1231), Franciscan priest and friar
- San Lorenzo Chamilpa, Cuernavaca â Saint Lawrence (AD 225-258)
- San NicolĂĄs Galeana, Zacatepec â Hermenegildo Galeana (1762â1814), independence leader
- Santa MarĂa AhuacatitlĂĄn â Mary
- Shaya Michan, Xoxocotla â Shaya Michan, naturalist doctor
- Tres Marias, Huitzilac â The Three Marys present at the Crucifixion
- Valle de VĂĄzquez and Lorenzo VĂĄzquez, Tlalnepantla â es:Lorenzo VĂĄzquez Herrera (1879â1917), revolutionary general
- Vicente Estrada Cajigal, Cuernavaca â Vicente Estrada Cajigal, first modern governor (1930â1932)
- Vicente Guerrero, Cuernavaca â Vicente Guerrero (1782â1831), independence leader and second president (1829)
- Villa NicolĂĄs Zapata, Totolapan â es:NicolĂĄs Zapata Aguilar (1906â1979), politician PRI
- Other
- Benito JuĂĄrez, Xochitepec â Benito JuĂĄrez
- Cliserio AlanĂs, San Gaspar, Jiutepec â Cliserio AlanĂs, revolutionary general; Caspar, one of the Three Kings
- Estadio AgustĂn "Coruco" DĂaz â AgustĂn "Coruco" DĂaz (1935â1960), soccer player
- Estadio Isidro Gil Tapia â Isidro Gil Tapia, soccer player
- Estadio Mariano Matamoros â Mariano Matamoros
- Francisco Villa, Xochitepec â Pancho Villa (1878â1923), general, leader of DivisiĂłn del Norte
- General Mariano Matamoros Airport â Mariano Matamoros
- Borda Garden, Cuernavaca â JosĂ© de la Borda (c. 1699â1778), a miner in Taxco, New Spain
- La Hacienda de San Gabriel Las Palmas, Amacuzac â Archangel Gabriel
- La hacienda de Santa LucĂa, Temoac â Saint Lucy
- Melchor Ocampo park, Cuernavaca â Melchor Ocampo (1814â1861), liberal politician
- Miguel Hidalgo, Xochitepec â Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla
- Nueva Morelos, Xochitepec â JosĂ© MarĂa Morelos
- San JosĂ© Vista Hermosa (ex-hacienda), Jojutla â Saint Joseph
- Siqueiros park, Cuernavaca â David Alfaro Siqueiros (1896â1974), muralist
- Unidad Deportiva Fidel VelĂĄzquez, Cuernavaca â Fidel VelĂĄzquez SĂĄnchez (1900â1997), union leader
Nayarit
- El Nayar â Tribal chief, Nayar
- Ruiz, Nayarit â Mariano Ruiz Montanez (1846â1932), soldier
- Salvador Allende (Nayarit) â Dr. Salvador Allende, Chilean president who visited in Mexico in 1972
- San Blas, Nayarit â Saint Blaise
- San Pedro Lagunillas â Saint Peter
- Santa MarĂa del Oro, Nayarit â Mary
- Santiago Ixcuintla â James the Great (died AD 44)
- Villa Hidalgo (Nayarit) â Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla (1753-1811), Father of the Nation
- Villa JuĂĄrez, Nayarit â Benito JuĂĄrez, liberal president (1858-1872)
Nuevo LeĂłn
- Abasolo, Nuevo LeĂłn â Mariano Abasolo
- Alfredo V. Bonfil (Paras) â Alfredo Vladimir Bonfil (1936â1973), a peasant leader
- Allende, Nuevo LeĂłn â Ignacio Allende
- Aquiles SerdĂĄn (Vallecillo) â Aquiles SerdĂĄn, revolutionary
- Aramberri, Nuevo LeĂłn â JosĂ© Silvestre Aramberri
- Cadereyta JimĂ©nez, Nuevo LeĂłn â JosĂ© Mariano JimĂ©nez
- Bustamante, Nuevo LeĂłn â Anastasio Bustamante
- Cerralvo Municipality â Rodrigo Pacheco, 3rd Marquess of Cerralvo
- CiĂ©nega de Flores â Don Pedro Flores
- CongregaciĂłn Calles â Plutarco ElĂas Calles
- Doctor Arroyo â Dr. JosĂ© Francisco Arroyo y Anda
- Doctor Coss â JosĂ© MarĂa Cos, politician
- Doctor GonzĂĄlez, Nuevo LeĂłn â JosĂ© Eleuterio GonzĂĄlez, Governor and founder of the UANL
- Galeana, Nuevo LeĂłn â Hermenegildo Galeana (1762â1814), a hero of the Mexican War of Independence
- GarcĂa, Nuevo LeĂłn â JoaquĂn GarcĂa (Governor)
- General Bravo â NicolĂĄs Bravo (1786â1854), 11th President of Mexico and hero of the War of Independence and the MexicanâAmerican War
- General Escobedo â Mariano Escobedo
- General Treviño â JerĂłnimo Treviño (1835â1914)
- General Zaragoza â Ignacio Zaragoza (1829â1862), Mexican military commander of the 19th century
- General Zuazua â Juan Zuazua Esparza, who fought in the Reform War
- Hidalgo and Sabinas Hidalgo â Miguel Hidalgo
- Iturbide, Nuevo LeĂłn â AgustĂn de Iturbide
- JuĂĄrez, Nuevo LeĂłn â Benito JuĂĄrez
- Lampazos de Naranjo, Nuevo LeĂłn â Francisco Naranjo
- Los Aldamas â Brothers Juan Aldama and Ignacio Aldama, heroes of the Mexican War of Independence
- Los Herreras â Brothers Herrera, heroes of the battle of the bridge of San Bernabe during the War of Independence
- Melchor Ocampo â Melchor Ocampo, liberal thinker and diplomat
- Mier y Noriega â Fray JosĂ© Servando Teresa de Mier Noriega y Guerra (1765â1827), priest who helped draft the Mexican Constitution of 1824
- Monterrey â Gaspar de ZĂșñiga, 5th Count of Monterrey
- Morones Prieto (Nuevo LeĂłn) â Dr. Ignacio Morones Prieto (1899â1974), physician and governor
- Predio Alfonso MartĂnez DomĂnguez (Nuevo Leon) - Alfonso MartĂnez DomĂnguez, governor
- Salinas Victoria â Guadalupe Victoria, first president (1824-1829)
- San Pedro Garza GarcĂa â St. Peter and Genaro Garza GarcĂa (1837â1904), governor
- San NicolĂĄs de los Garza â Saint Nicholas of Myra and Pedro de la Garza, benefactor of the town
- Santa Catarina â Catherine of Alexandria
- Santiago â Saint James the Greater
Oaxaca
Acatlån to Rojas de Cuauhtémoc
- AcatlĂĄn de PĂ©rez Figueroa â Luis PĂ©rez Figueroa
- Ănimas Trujano, Oaxaca â Valerio Trujano
- Ayoquezco de Aldama â Juan Aldama
- Capulalpam de MĂ©ndez â Miguel MĂ©ndez HernĂĄndez, initiator of Mexican Liberal Party
- ChiquihuitlĂĄn de Benito JuĂĄrez â Benito JuĂĄrez
- Cuilapan de Guerrero â Vicente Guerrero, who was executed here in 1831
- Ejutla de Crespo â Manuel Sabino Crespo (executed 1815), who fought with Morelos during the War of Independence
- EloxochitlĂĄn de Flores MagĂłn â Ricardo Flores MagĂłn
- Evangelista Analco â A woman named Ana who founded the town in 1660
- Guadalupe de RamĂrez â Francisco M. RamĂrez (1866-1955), judge
- Guevea de Humboldt â Alexander von Humboldt (1769â1859), Prussian naturalist and explorer who visited the town
- Gustavo DĂaz Ordaz (Oaxaca) â Gustavo DĂaz Ordaz
- Huajuapan de LeĂłn â Antonio de LeĂłn, who fought in the War of Independence
- Huautla de JimĂ©nez â General Mariano JimĂ©nez, first governor of the state of Oaxaca (1884) and founder of the town
- IxtlĂĄn de JuĂĄrez â Benito JuĂĄrez, who was baptized in the church of St Thomas in IxtlĂĄn
- JuchitĂĄn de Zaragoza â Ignacio Zaragoza
- La CompañĂa â Named for the Jesuits
- Mariscala de JuĂĄrez â Benito JuĂĄrez, originally called Mariscala de Iturbide in honor of AgustĂn de Iturbide
- MĂĄrtires de Tacubaya â Liberal soldiers and civilians who were executed after the Battle of Tacubaya (1859)
- MarĂa Lombardo de Caso (Oaxaca) â MarĂa Lombardo de Caso (1905â1964), a Mexican narrator
- MatĂas Romero, Oaxaca â MatĂas Romero, politician and diplomat
- MiahuatlĂĄn de Porfirio DĂaz, Santa MarĂa Chilapa de Diaz â Porfirio DĂaz, seven-time President (1877â1880 and 1884â1911)
- Municipality of Guelatao de JuĂĄrez â Benito JuĂĄrez, who was born there in 1806
- Nejapa de Madero â Francisco I. Madero
- Oaxaca de JuĂĄrez â Benito JuĂĄrez
- OcotlĂĄn de Morelos â JosĂ© MarĂa Morelos
- Putla Villa de Guerrero â Vicente Guerrero
- Rojas de CuauhtĂ©moc â CuauhtĂ©moc
San AgustĂn to San SimĂłn
- San AgustĂn Amatengo and seven other municipalities named San AgustĂn â Augustine of Hippo (354â430), bishop, theologian and father of the Latin Catholic Church.
- San AndrĂ©s Cabecera Nueva and 14 other municipalities named San AndrĂ©s â Andrew the Apostle
- San Antonino Castillo Velasco â Anthony of Padua and JosĂ© MarĂa Castillo Velasco, who was born here in 1820 and who played important roles in the Reform War and French intervention in Mexico
- San Antonino El Alto and seven other municipalities named San Antonino â Saint Anthony of Padua
- San Baltazar Chichicapam and two other municipalities named San Baltazar â Balthazar, one of the biblical Magi (Three Wise Men)
- San Bartolo Coyotepec and two other municipalities named San Bartolo â Bartholomew the Apostle
- San BartolomĂ© Ayautla and four other municipalities named San BartolomĂ© â Bartholomew the Apostle
- San Blas Atempa â Saint Blaise
- San Carlos Yautepec â Saint Charles
- San CristĂłbal AmatlĂĄn and three other municipalities named San CristĂłbal â Saint Christopher
- San Dionisio del Mar and three other municipalities named San Dionisio â Pope Dionysius (AD 259â268)
- San Esteban Atatlahuca â Saint Stephen (AD 5â34), first Christian martyr
- San Felipe Jalapa de DĂaz â Philip the Apostle and Porfirio DĂaz, president seven times (1877â1880 and 1884â1911)
- San Felipe Tejalapam and San Felipe Usila â Philip the Apostle
- San Francisco CahuacĂșa and 15 other municipalities named San Francisco â Francis of Assisi, founder of the Franciscan Order
- San Ildefonso AmatlĂĄn, San Ildefonso Sola, and San Ildefonso Villa Alta â Saint Ildefonsus (AD 607â667), archbishop of Toledo, Spain
- San Jacinto Amilpas and San Jacinto Tlacotepec â Saint Hyacinth, a Roman martyr
- San JerĂłnimo CoatlĂĄn and five other municipalities named San JerĂłnimo â Saint Jerome (c. 345â420), priest who translated the Bible into Latin
- San Jorge Nuchita â Saint George (d. AD 303), soldier immortalized in the legend of Saint George and the Dragon
- San JosĂ© Ayuquila and eight other municipalities named San JosĂ© â Saint Joseph
- San Juan Achiutla and 40 other municipalities named San Juan â Saint John
- San Juan Bautista Atatlahuca and ten other municipalities named San Juan Bautista â John the Baptist
- San Lorenzo, Oaxaca and nine other municipalities named San Lorenzo â Saint Lawrence (AD 225â258), deacon of Rome
- San Lucas CamotlĂĄn, San Lucas OjitlĂĄn, San Lucas Zoquiapam â Luke the Evangelist
- San Luis AmatlĂĄn â Saint Louis IX of France
- San Marcial Ozolotepec â es:Marcial de Limoges (d. AD 273), bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Limoges
- San Marcos Arteaga â Mark the Evangelist
- San MartĂn de los Cansecos and seven other municipalities named San MartĂn â Saint Martin of Braga (c. 520â580), archbishop of Bracara Augusta in Gallaecia
- San Mateo Cajonos and seven other municipalities named San Mateo â Matthew the Apostle
- San Melchor Betaza â Melchor, one of the Biblical Magi
- San NicolĂĄs, Oaxaca and San NicolĂĄs Hidalgo â Saint Nicholas and Miguel Hidalgo
- San Pablo CoatlĂĄn and eight other municipalities named San Pablo â Paul the Apostle
- San Pedro Amuzgos and 36 other municipalities named San Pedro â Saint Peter, apostle and first pope
- San Pedro y San Pablo Ayutla, San Pedro y San Pablo Teposcolula, San Pedro y San Pablo Tequixtepec â Saints Peter and Paul
- San Raymundo Jalpan â Raymond of Fitero, monk and founder of the Order of Calatrava
- San SebastiĂĄn Abasolo and seven other municipalities named San SebastiĂĄn â Saint Sebastian, early martyr
- San SimĂłn Almolongas and San SimĂłn ZahuatlĂĄn â Simon the Zealot
Santa Ana to ZimatlĂĄn de Ălvarez
- Santa Ana, Oaxaca and seven other municipalities named Santa Ana â Saint Anne, grandmother of Jesus
- Santa Catalina QuierĂ and seven other municipalities named Santa Catalina â Catherine of Alexandria, virgin and martyr
- Santa Gertrudis Municipality â Gertrude the Great (1256â1302), Benedictine nun and theologian
- Santa InĂ©s del Monte and Santa InĂ©s Yatzeche â Agnes of Rome (AD 291â304), virgin and martyr
- Santa InĂ©s de Zaragoza â Ignacio Zaragoza (1829â1862), Mexican military commander of the 19th century
- Santa LucĂa del Camino and three other municipalities named Santa LucĂa â Saint Lucy of Syracuse (AD 283â304)
- Santa Magdalena JicotlĂĄn â Mary Magdalene
- Santa MarĂa Alotepec and 52 other municipalities named Santa MarĂa â Mary, mother of Jesus
- Santa MarĂa Jalapa del MarquĂ©s â HernĂĄn CortĂ©s (1485â1547), 1st Marquess of the Valley of Oaxaca
- Santa MarĂa Chilapa de Diaz â Lorenzo CortĂ©z y Salazar, landowner
- Santiago Amoltepec and 52 other municipalities named Santiago â James the Great, apostle and patron of Spain
- Santo Domingo Albarradas and 19 other municipalities named Santo Domingo â Saint Dominic (1170â1221), founder of the Dominican Order
- Santos Reyes Nopala and four other municipalities named Santos Reyes â the Three Kings
- Santo TomĂĄs Jalieza and three other municipalities named Santo TomĂĄs â Thomas the Apostle
- San Vicente CoatlĂĄn, San Vicente LachixĂo, San Vicente NuñĂș â Vincent of Saragossa (d. c. AD 304), deacon and martyr
- Tataltepec de ValdĂ©s â Antonio ValdĂ©s (d. 1811), soldier in the War of Independence who was born in the town
- Teococuilco de Marcos PĂ©rez â Marcos PĂ©rez
- TeotitlĂĄn de Flores MagĂłn â Ricardo Flores MagĂłn and Enrique Flores MagĂłn
- Tepelmeme Villa de Morelos â JosĂ© MarĂa Morelos
- Tlacolula de Matamoros â Mariano Matamoros (1770â1814), priest and general in the War of Independence
- Totontepec Villa de Morelos â JosĂ© MarĂa Morelos
- UniĂłn Hidalgo â Miguel Hidalgo
- Villa DĂaz Ordaz â JosĂ© MarĂa DĂaz Ordaz, politician
- Villa de Tututepec de Melchor Ocampo â Melchor Ocampo (1814â1861), radical liberal and diplomat (McLaneâOcampo Treaty)
- Yutanduchi de Guerrero â Vicente Guerrero
- ZimatlĂĄn de Ălvarez â Juan Ălvarez, caudillo who fought in the War of Independence and the Pastry War, liberal president (1855)
Puebla
AcatlĂĄn to Rafael Lara Grajales
- AcatlĂĄn de Osorio â JoaquĂn Osorio
- Acatzingo de Hidalgo â Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla (1753â1811), initiator of the Mexican War of Independence
- Albino Zertuche and AcaxtlahuacĂĄn de Albino Zertuche â Albino Zertuche
- Ayotoxco de Guerrero, Totoltepec de Guerrero, Vicente Guerrero, Puebla â Vicente Guerrero (1782â1831), leader of the Mexican War of Independence and 2nd president (1829)
- Cañada Morelos Municipality and Morelos Cañada â JosĂ© MarĂa Morelos (1765â1815), leader of the Mexican War of Independence
- Carmen SerdĂĄn â Carmen SerdĂĄn, a Mexican Revolutionary heroine
- Ciudad SerdĂĄn â Aquiles SerdĂĄn leader of the Mexican Revolution
- Cuapiaxtla de Madero â Francisco I. Madero (1873â1913), initiator of the Mexican Revolution and president (1911-1913)
- Domingo Arenas â Revolutionary Domingo Arenas (1888â1916)
- Emilio Portes Gil (Puebla) â Emilio Portes Gil, President of Mexico (1928â1930)
- Francisco Z. Mena â Francisco Zacarias Mena (1841â1908), general
- General Felipe Ăngeles â Felipe Ăngeles (1868â1919), Revolutionary general
- Guadalupe Victoria, Puebla â Guadalupe Victoria (1786â1843), general and first president (1824â1829)
- Hermenegildo Galeana, Puebla, Tuzamapan de Galeana â Hermenegildo Galeana (1762â1814), general in the War of Independence
- Huitzilan de SerdĂĄn â Aquiles SerdĂĄn (1876â1910), Maderista Mexican politician and revolutionary from Puebla who took part in the first action of the Mexican Revolution
- IzĂșcar de Matamoros (municipality) â Mariano Matamoros (1770â1814), Lieutenant general who won the Battle of IzĂșcar in the War of Independence
- Juan C. Bonilla (municipality) â Juan CrisĂłstomo Bonilla
- Juan Galindo (municipality) â Juan Galindo (1840â1888), liberal coronel born in Cuacuila, Puebla, who led the Batalion of Huauchinango at the Battle of Puebla
- Juan N. MĂ©ndez (municipality), ZapotitlĂĄn de MĂ©ndez â Juan N. MĂ©ndez, liberal general, governor of Puebla (1863, 1867), Porfiriast, president (1876â1877)
- Rafael J. GarcĂa â Rafael J. GarcĂa (1821-1883), liberal politician
- Lafragua â JosĂ© MarĂa Lafragua (1813â1875), liberal lawyer born in Puebla (city)
- La Magdalena Tlatlauquitepec â Mary Magdalene
- NicolĂĄs Bravo (municipality), Palmar de Bravo, XayacatlĂĄn de Bravo â NicolĂĄs Bravo (1786â1854), general during the MexicanâAmerican War and president (1839, 1842â1843, 1846)
- Rafael Lara Grajales â Rafael Lara Grajales, a revolutionary who was assassinated in 1933
San Andrés to Santo Tomås
- San AndrĂ©s Calpan, San AndrĂ©s Cholula (municipality) â Andrew the Apostle
- San Buenaventura NealticĂĄn â Giovanni di Fidanza (1221â1274), medieval Franciscan, scholastic theologian and philosopher
- San Diego la Meza Tochimiltzingo â Didacus of AlcalĂĄ (d. 1463), missionary to the Canary Islands
- San Felipe Teotlalcingo, San Felipe TepatlĂĄn â Philip the Apostle
- San Francisco Mixtla â Francis of Assisi, founder of the Franciscan Order
- San Gregorio Atzompa â Pope Gregory I
- San JerĂłnimo Tecuanipan, San JerĂłnimo XayacatlĂĄn â Saint Jerome, translator of the Bible into Latin
- San JosĂ© Acateno â Saint Joseph
- San Juan EpatlĂĄn and four other municipalities named San Juan â Saint John
- San MartĂn Atexcal, San MartĂn Texmelucan, San MartĂn Totoltepec â Martin of Braga
- San MatĂas Tlalancaleca â Saint Matthias (died c. AD 80)
- San NicolĂĄs Buenos Aires â Saint Nicholas
- San Pablo Anicano â Paul the Apostle
- San Pedro Cholula, San Pedro Yeloixtlahuaca â Saint Peter
- San Salvador el Seco, San Salvador Huixcolotla, San Salvador Huixcolotla â Jesus
- San SebastiĂĄn Tlacotepec, San SebastiĂĄn Zinacatepec â Saint Sebastian (c.âAD 256â288), Christian saint and martyr
- San Vicente Coyotepec â Vincent of Saragossa
- Santa Catarina Tlaltempan â Catherine of Siena (1347â1380), a lay member of the Dominican Order
- Santa Clara Huitziltepec, Santa Clara Ocoyucan â Clare of Assisi (1194â1253), founder of the Poor Clares
- Santa InĂ©s Ahuatempan â Agnes of Rome
- Santa Isabel Cholula â Elizabeth, mother of John the Baptist
- Santa MarĂa Cohetzala, Santa MarĂa Coronango, Santa MarĂa Coyomeapan â Mary, mother of Jesus
- Santa Rita Tlahuapan â Rita of Cascia (1381â1457) Augustinian nun
- Santiago AtzitzihuacĂĄn, Santiago MiahuatlĂĄn â James the Great
- Santo Domingo HuehuetlĂĄn â Saint Dominic, founder of the Dominican Order
- Santo TomĂĄs Hueyotlipan (municipality) â Thomas the Apostle
Tepango de Rodriguez to Xochitlan
- Tepango de Rodriguez Municipality â Abelardo L. RodrĂguez, president (1932â1934)
- Tepeyahualco de Cuauhtemoc â CuauhtĂ©moc, last Aztec ruler (tlatoani) of Tenochtitlan (1520â1521)
- Tetela de Ocampo (municipality) â Melchor Ocampo (1814â1861), liberal politician and diplomat
- Teteles de Avila Castillo â Manuel Avila Castillo, father of President Manuel Ăvila Camacho (1940-1946)
- Tlacotepec de Benito JuĂĄrez, Los Reyes de JuĂĄrez, Mazapiltepec de JuĂĄrez, Xicotepec de JuĂĄrez âBenito JuĂĄrez, Liberal Party president (1858â1872)
- Venustiano Carranza Municipality, Puebla â Venustiano Carranza, president who was assassinated in Tlaxcalatongo, Puebla in 1920
- Villa Ăvila Camachoâ Rafael Ăvila Camacho (1904â1975), Governor of Puebla
- Villa LĂĄzaro CĂĄrdenas â LĂĄzaro CĂĄrdenas, military and statesman
- XochitlĂĄn de Vicente SuĂĄrez â Vicente SuĂĄrez (born in Puebla, Puebla, 1833), hero of Battle of Chapultepec (1847)
Querétaro
- Amealco de Bonfil â Alfredo Vladimir Bonfil (1936â1973), a peasant leader
- Cadereyta de Montes â Lope DĂez de ArmendĂĄriz, 1st Marquess of Cadreita and Ezequiel Montes, lawyer and politician
- ColĂłn, QuerĂ©taro â Christopher Columbus
- Corregidora Municipality â Josefa Ortiz de DomĂnguez
- Ezequiel Montes, QuerĂ©taro â es:Ezequiel Montes Ledesma (1820â1883), politician and diplomat
- Jalpan de Serra â Fray JunĂpero Serra
- Landa de Matamoros â Mariano Matamoros
- Pedro Escobedo â Dr. Pedro Escobedo (1798â1844)
- San JoaquĂn Municipality, QuerĂ©taro â Joachim, grandfather of Jesus
- Santiago de QuerĂ©taro â James the Great
- San Juan del RĂo Municipality, QuerĂ©taro â Saint John
Quintana Roo
- Benito JuĂĄrez, Quintana Roo â Benito JuĂĄrez
- Carlos A. Madrazo â Carlos A. Madrazo (1915â1969), Governor of Tabasco (1959â1964)
- Felipe Carrillo Puerto, Quintana Roo â Felipe Carrillo Puerto, socialist leader
- Javier Rojo GĂłmez â Javier Rojo GĂłmez (1896â1970), lawyer and politician
- JosĂ© MarĂa Morelos, Quintana Roo, Puerto Morelos â JosĂ© MarĂa Morelos, leader of the Mexican War of Independence
- LĂĄzaro CĂĄrdenas, Quintana Roo â LĂĄzaro CĂĄrdenas, president (1934â1940)
- OthĂłn P. Blanco, Quintana Roo â OthĂłn P. Blanco NĂșñez de CĂĄceres (1868â1959), founder of Chetumal
San Luis PotosĂ
- Adolfo LĂłpez Mateos â Adolfo LĂłpez Mateos, President of Mexico (1958-1964)
- Ahualulco de Sonido 13 â JuliĂĄn Carrillo (1875â1965), composer
- Armadillo de los Infante â Named for the Infante family, who owned the first printing business in the state
- Axtla de Terrazas â Alfredo M. Terrazas, revolutionary
- CĂĄrdenas, San Luis Potosi â Luis de Cardenas (founder)
- Cerro de San Pedro â Saint Peter
- Ciudad FernĂĄndez â ZenĂłn FernĂĄndez (1792â1833), general who supported a federal government
- Ildefonso Turrubiartes (San Luis Potosi) â General Ildefonso Turrubiartes (1890â1963)
- Mexquitic de Carmona â General Damian Carmona
- Moctezuma, San Luis PotosĂ â General JosĂ© Esteban Moctezuma
- RayĂłn, San Luis PotosĂ â Ignacio LĂłpez RayĂłn (1773â1832), leader during the War of Independence
- Real de Catorce â Named to honor 14 Spanish soldiers killed during the Chichimeca War (1550â90)
- Salinas de Hidalgo, Villa de Hidalgo, San Luis PotosĂ â Miguel Hidalgo
- San Ciro de Acosta â Saint Cyrus (d. c. AD 307), martyr and revolutionary Miguel Acosta (1891â1947)
- San Luis PotosĂ City â King Louis IX of France
- San MartĂn Chalchicuautla â Martin of Braga (AD 520â580)
- San NicolĂĄs Tolentino â Saint Nicholas of Myra (c. AD 270â343), bishop
- San Vicente Tancuayalab â Vincent Ferrer (1350â1419), Valencian Dominican missionary and logician
- Santa Catarina, San Luis PotosĂ â Catherine of Siena (1347â1380), mystic, lay member of the Dominican Order
- Santa MarĂa del RĂo, San Luis PotosĂ, Villa de Guadalupe, San Luis PotosĂ â Mary, mother of Jesus
- Santo Domingo, San Luis PotosĂ â Saint Dominic (1170â1221), founder of the Dominican Order
- Soledad de Graciano SĂĄnchez â Prof. Graciano SĂĄnchez Romo (1888â1957), a Mexican peasant and politician and founder of Peasant National Confederation
- Tancanhuitz de Santos â es:Pedro Antonio de los Santos Rivera (1887â1913), supporter of the Anti-Re-election Movement (1908â1909)
- TanquiĂĄn de Escobedo â Mariano Escobedo, governor
- Villa de Arista â Mariano Arista, republican and liberal president (1851â1853)
- Villa de Arriaga â Ponciano Arriaga (1811â1865), lawyer and radical liberal politician from San Luis PotosĂ
- Villa de Hidalgo, San Luis PotosĂ â Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla (1753â1811), Father of the Nation
- Villa JuĂĄrez, San Luis PotosĂ â Benito JuĂĄrez, liberal president (1858-1872)
- Zaragoza, San Luis PotosĂ â Ignacio Zaragoza, general at the Battle of Puebla (1862)
Sinaloa
- Adolfo Ruiz Cortines (Sinaloa) â President Adolfo Ruiz Cortines
- Alfonso G. CalderĂłn (Sinaloa) â Alfonso CalderĂłn Velarde (1913â1990), Governor of Sinaloa
- Escuinapa de Hidalgo â Miguel Hidalgo
- Gabriel Leyva Solano, (Sinaloa) â Gabriel Leyva Solano (1871â1910), promartyr
- Juan JosĂ© RĂos, Sinaloa â General Juan JosĂ© RĂos (1882â1954), revolutionary
- Miguel AlemĂĄn (Sinaloa) â Miguel AlemĂĄn ValdĂ©s
- Salvador Alvarado â Salvador Alvarado, revolutionary
- San Ignacio Municipality, Sinaloa â Ignatius of Loyola (1491-1556), founder of the Society of Jesus
- Sinaloa de Leyva â Gabriel Leyva Solano
Sonora
- Adolfo Oribe de Alva â Ing. Adolfo Orive Alba (1907â2000), Mexican engineer
- Alejandro Carrillo Marcor (Sonora) â Alejandro Carrillo Marcor (1908â1998), Governor of Sonora
- BenjamĂn Hill, Sonora â BenjamĂn G. Hill (1874â1920), military leader during the Mexican Revolution
- Cajeme Municipality â CajemĂ© (1835â1887), Yaqui indian rebel
- CampodĂłnico (Sonora) â Rodolfo CampodĂłnico, compositor
- CarbĂł â JosĂ© Guillermo CarbĂł, military commander
- Ciudad ObregĂłn â Ălvaro ObregĂłn, president (1920â1924)
- Emiliano Zapata (Sonora) â Emiliano Zapata (1879â1919), military leader during the Mexican Revolution
- Hermosillo â JosĂ© MarĂa GonzĂĄlez Hermosillo
- Magdalena de Kino â Father Eusebio Kino (1645â1711), Jesuit, missionary and explorer
- Miguel AlemĂĄn (Sonora) â Miguel AlemĂĄn ValdĂ©s, president (1946â1952)
- Moctezuma, Sonora â Moctezuma Xocoyotzin (1466â1520), ninth tlatoani (ruler) of the Aztec Empire (1502 or 1503â1520)
- Nacozari de GarcĂa â JesĂșs GarcĂa (1881â1907), railroad brakeman who died while preventing a train loaded with dynamite from exploding near Nacozari
- Plutarco ElĂas Calles, Sonora â Plutarco ElĂas Calles, president (1924â1928)
- RayĂłn, Sonora â Ignacio LĂłpez RayĂłn (1773â1832), general during the Mexican War of Independence
- San Felipe de JesĂșs Municipality â Philip of Jesus (1572â1597), priest and martyr, first Mexican saint
- San Ignacio RĂo Muerto Municipality â Ignatius of Loyola, co-founder of the Society of Jesus
- San Javier Municipality, Sonora â Francis Xavier (1506â1552), co-founder of the Society of Jesus
- San Luis RĂo Colorado Municipality â Louis IX of France
- San Pedro de la Cueva Municipality â Saint Peter
- Santa Ana Municipality, Sonora â Saint Anne, grandmother of Jesus
- Villa Hidalgo, Sonora â Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla (1753â1811), Father of the Nation
- Villa JuĂĄrez, Sonora â Benito Pablo JuĂĄrez GarcĂa (1806-1872), liberal president during the Reform War and Second French intervention in Mexico
- Villa Pesqueira â Ignacio Pesqueira Garcia
Tabasco
- Benito JuĂĄrez (Macuspana) â Benito JuĂĄrez, president (1858â1872)
- CĂĄrdenas, Tabasco â JosĂ© Eduardo de CĂĄrdenas (1765â1821) priest, theologian, and politician
- Carlos A. Madrazo (Tabasco) â Carlos A. Madrazo (1915â1969), governor (1959â1964)
- Carlos Pellicer CĂĄmara (Tabasco) - Carlos Pellicer CĂĄmara, poet
- Carlos Rovirosa (TulipĂĄn) â Carlos Rovirosa (1901â1930), an aviator pilot
- Ejido Gustavo Diaz Ordaz (Tabasco) â Gustavo DĂaz Ordaz, president
- Emiliano Zapata Municipality, Tabasco â Emiliano Zapata, revolutionary general
- Francisco J. Santamaria (Jalapa) â Francisco Javier Santamaria (1886â1963), governor
- Jalpa de MĂ©ndez â Coronel Gregorio Mendez Magana, who fought against the Second French intervention in Mexico
- Luis Gil PĂ©rez (Tabasco) â Professor Luis Gil PĂ©rez (1871â1911)
- SĂĄnchez Magallanes â Coronel AndrĂ©s SĂĄnchez Magallanes, a leader in the French Intervention in Mexico
- Tenosique de Pino SuĂĄrez â JosĂ© MarĂa Pino SuĂĄrez, Vice President of Mexico under Francisco I. Madero (1911â1913)
- Venustiano Carranza (Tabasco) â Venustiano Carranza, president (1916â1920)
Tamaulipas
- Abasolo, Tamaulipas â Mariano Abasolo
- Aldama, Tamaulipas â Juan Aldama, leader of the Mexican War of Independence
- Antiguo Morelos Municipality, Nuevo Morelos, Tamaulipas â JosĂ© MarĂa Morelos, leader of the Mexican War of Independence
- Bustamante Municipality â Anastasio Bustamante
- Ciudad Madero â Francisco I. Madero, initiator of the Mexican Revolution and president (1911â1913)
- Ciudad Mier â Servando Teresa de Mier (1765â1827), priest and politician during the Mexican War of Independence
- Ciudad Miguel AlemĂĄn â Miguel AlemĂĄn ValdĂ©s, president
- Ciudad Victoria â Guadalupe Victoria, first president
- GĂłmez FarĂas Municipality, Tamaulipas â ValentĂn GĂłmez FarĂas, president
- Gustavo DĂaz Ordaz, Tamaulipas â Gustavo DĂaz Ordaz, president (1964â1970)
- Hidalgo, Tamaulipas â Miguel Hidalgo y Castillo, initiator of the Mexican War of Independence
- JimĂ©nez, Tamaulipas â Colonel Juan Nepomuceno JimĂ©nez (b. 1787), leader of the Mexican War of Independence
- Mainero, Tamaulipas â General Guadalupe Mainero JuĂĄrez (1856â1901), governor
- Marte R. GĂłmez (Tamaulipas) â Ing. Marte R. GĂłmez (1896â1973), governor
- Matamoros, Tamaulipas â Mariano Matamoros, leader of the Mexican War of Independence
- Nueva Ciudad Guerrero â Vicente Guerrero, leader of the Mexican War of Independence
- Ocampo, Tamaulipas â Melchor Ocampo, liberal politician and diplomat
- San Carlos Municipality, Tamaulipas â Charles of Sezze (1613â1670), friar of the Franciscan Order
- San Fernando, Tamaulipas â Ferdinand III of Castile
- San NicolĂĄs Municipality, Tamaulipas â Saint Nicholas, bishop
- Ărsulo GalvĂĄn (Tamaulipas) â Ărsulo GalvĂĄn Reyes (1893â1930)
- XicotĂ©ncatl, Tamaulipas â Xicotencatl II (d. 1522), Tlacochcalcatl (prince) and warlord of Tizatlan, Tlaxcala
Tlaxcala
- Acuamanala de Miguel Hidalgo â Miguel Hidalgo y Castillo, priest and initiator of the Mexican War of Independence
- Amaxac de Guerrero â Vicente Guerrero, general and leader of the Mexican War of Independence and 2nd president
- Benito JuĂĄrez Municipality, Tlaxcala â Benito JuĂĄrez, liberal president (1858â1872)
- Emiliano Zapata Municipality, Tlaxcala â Emiliano Zapata (d. 1919), general and leader of the Mexican Revolution
- Ixtacuixtla de Mariano Matamoros â Mariano Matamoros, priest and general of the Mexican War of Independence
- LĂĄzaro CĂĄrdenas Municipality, Tlaxcala, Sanctorum de LĂĄzaro CĂĄrdenas â LĂĄzaro CĂĄrdenas, president (1934â1940)
- La Magdalena Tlaltelulco â Mary Magdalen
- Mazatecochco de JosĂ© MarĂa Morelos â JosĂ© MarĂa Morelos, priest and general of the Mexican War of Independence
- Muñoz de Domingo Arenas â Domingo Arenas (1888â1918), revolutionary from the state of Tlaxcala
- Nanacamilpa de Mariano Arista â Mariano Arista (1802â1855), soldier and president (1851â1853)
- Papalotla de XicohtĂ©ncatl, Tlaxcala de XicohtĂ©ncatl â Xicotencatl I (1425â1522), tlatoani (king) of Tizatlan, confederacy of Tlaxcala
- San DamiĂĄn Texoloc â Saint Damian (died c.âAD 287) Arab physician Christian martyr
- San Francisco Tetlanohcan â Francis of Assisi
- San JerĂłnimo Zacualpan â Saint Jerome, translator of the Bible
- San Juan Huactzinco, San Juan Totolac â John the Apostle
- San Lorenzo Axocomanitla â Saint Lawrence
- San Lucas Tecopilco â Luke the Evangelist
- San Pablo del Monte â Paul the Apostle
- Santa Ana Chiautempan, Santa Ana Nopalucan â Saint Anne, grandmother of Jesus
- Santa Apolonia Teacalco â Saint Apollonia (d. AD 249)
- Santa Catarina Ayometla â Catherine of Siena, member of the Dominican Order
- Santa Isabel Xiloxoxtla â Saint Elizabeth, mother of John the Baptist
- Tepetitla de Lardizabal â Miguel de Lardizabal, statesman
- Zitlaltepec de Trinidad SĂĄnchez Santos â Trinidad SĂĄnchez Santos, politician
Veracruz
Alto Lucero to Mixtla
- Alto Lucero de GutiĂ©rrez Barrios â Fernando GutiĂ©rrez Barrios (governor)
- Alvarado, Veracruz â Pedro de Alvarado
- Ăngel R. Cabada â Ăngel Rosario Cabada, agrarian leader
- Benito JuĂĄrez, Veracruz â Benito JuĂĄrez
- CamarĂłn de Tejeda, Chicontepec de Tejeda â Adalberto Tejeda Olivares, Politician
- Camerino Z. Mendoza (municipality) â es:Camerino Z. Mendoza (1879â1913), general during the Mexican Revolution
- Carlos A. Carrillo, Veracruz â Carlos A. Carrillo (1855â1893), educator from CĂłrdoba, Veracruz
- Carrillo Puerto (municipality) â Felipe Carrillo Puerto
- Cazones de Herrera â Gral. Vicente Herrera Hernandez (1874â1947)
- Chicontepec de Tejeda â SebastiĂĄn Lerdo de Tejada, liberal president (1872â1876)
- Chinampa de Gorostiza â Manuel Eduardo de Gorostiza
- Ciudad CuauhtĂ©moc, Veracruz â CuauhtĂ©moc (c. 1502â1525), last tlatoani (emperor or leader) of the Aztecs
- CosautlĂĄn de Carvajal â Ăngel Carvajal Bernal (Governor)
- Coscomatepec de Bravo â NicolĂĄs Bravo, general and three-time president
- Emiliano Zapata Municipality, Veracruz â Emiliano Zapata
- Filomeno Mata â Filomeno Mata RodrĂguez (1845â1911), educator
- GutiĂ©rrez Zamora â Manuel GutiĂ©rrez Zamora
- Hueyapan de Ocampo â Melchor Ocampo, liberal intellectual and diplomat
- Huiloapan de CuauhtĂ©moc â CuauhtĂ©moc, last emperor of the Aztecs
- Ignacio de la Llave (Municipality) â Ignacio de la Llave (governor)
- IxhuatlĂĄn de Madero â Francisco I. Madero
- JĂĄltipan de Morelos â JosĂ© MarĂa Morelos y PavĂłn (d. 1813), priest and general during the War of Independence
- JesĂșs Carranza, Veracruz â JesĂșs Carranza, father of Venustiano Carranza
- JosĂ© Azueta, Veracruz â es:JosĂ© Azueta, naval cadet who fought at the Battle of Veracruz in 1914
- JosĂ© Cardel, Veracruz â JosĂ© Cardel, founder of a sugar-cane mill in 1923
- Juan de la Luz Enriquez, Veracruz â 19th century governor Juan de la Luz EnrĂquez
- Juan RodrĂguez Clara â Juan RodrĂguez Clara
- Juchique de Ferrer â Jaume Ferrer, Majorcan sailor who explored the West African coast
- Landero y Coss â Francisco Landero y Coss (1828â1900), governor of Veracruz
- Lerdo de Tejada â SebastiĂĄn Lerdo de Tejada
- Magdalena Municipality, Veracruz â Mary Magdalene
- Manlio Fabio Altamirano, Veracruz â es:Manlio Fabio Altamirano Flores (1892â1936), radical politician born in Xalapa
- Marco Antonio Muñoz, Veracruz â Lic. Marco Antonio Muñoz Turnbull (1914â2001), governor of Veracruz
- Mariano Escobedo, Veracruz â Mariano Escobedo
- MinatitlĂĄn, Veracruz â MartĂn Javier Mina y Larrea
- Mixtla de Altamirano â Ignacio Manuel Altamirano
Naolinco to ZontecomatlĂĄn
- Naolinco de Victoria â Guadalupe Victoria, first president
- Ozuluama de Mascareñas (municipality) â Colonel Francisco Esteban Mascareñas, who was born here and fought on the Liberal side in the Reform War
- Papantla de Serafin Olarte â Serafin Olarte, guerrilla leader during the War for Independence
- PlatĂłn SĂĄnchez â Rafael PlatĂłn SĂĄnchez (1831â1867), a native of the area who fought in the Battle of Puebla
- Poza Rica de Hidalgo â Miguel Hidalgo de Castillo, initiator of the War of Independence
- Progreso de Zaragoza â Ignacio Zaragoza (1829â1862), military commander at the Battle of Puebla
- Rafael Delgado, Veracruz â Rafael Delgado (author)
- Rafael Lucio â Rafael Lucio, doctor from Xalapa
- San AndrĂ©s Tenejapan, San AndrĂ©s Tuxtla â Andrew the Apostle
- San Juan Evangelista â John the Evangelist
- Sayula de AlemĂĄn â Miguel AlemĂĄn ValdĂ©s (1900â1983), president (1946â1952), born in Sayula
- Soledad de Doblado â Manuel Doblado, Minister of Foreign Affairs who signed a preliminary peace agreement in Soledad with representatives of England, Spain and France on February 19, 1862
- Tatahuicapan de JuĂĄrez â Benito Juarez
- Tempoal de SĂĄnchez, Veracruz â Rafael PlatĂłn SĂĄnchez (1831â1867), a native of the area who chaired the court martial that sentenced Emperor Maximilian to death by firing squad
- Tlacotepec de MejĂa â JosĂ© Antonio MexĂa (1800-1839), general born in Xalapa who fought at the Anahuac Disturbances in Texas and against Santa Ana in the Battle of Tampico in 1835
- TĂșxpam de RodrĂguez Cano â Enrique RodrĂguez Cano (b. 1912 - d. 1955), native of Tuxpan who was the secretary to President Adolfo Ruiz Cortines
- Ărsulo GalvĂĄn â es:Ărsulo GalvĂĄn Reyes (1893â1930), agrarian leader and member of the Mexican Communist Party born in Tlacotepec de MejĂa
- Xalapa-EnrĂquez â Juan de la Luz EnrĂquez, governor (1884â1892)
- Vega de Alatorre â es:Ignacio R. Alatorre, general during the Reform War
- Villa Aldama â Juan Aldama (1774â1811), captain during the War of Independence and participant in the Cry of Dolores in 1810
- Zaragoza, Veracruz â Ignacio Zaragoza (1829â1862), military commander at the Battle of Puebla
- ZontecomatlĂĄn de LĂłpez y Fuentes â Gregorio LĂłpez y Fuentes (b. 1897 in La Huasteca), writer and chronicler of the Mexican Revolution
YucatĂĄn
- LĂĄzaro CĂĄrdenas â LĂĄzaro CĂĄrdenas, president (1934â1940)
- Motul de Carrillo Puerto â Felipe Carrillo Puerto, governor (1922â1924)
- Quintana Roo Municipality â AndrĂ©s Quintana Roo (1787â1851), writer, leader of the Mexican War of Independence, liberal politician
- San Felipe Municipality, YucatĂĄn â Philip the Apostle
- Santa Elena Municipality â Helena, mother of Constantine I (AD c.â247 â c.â330)
- Suma de Hidalgo â Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla (d. 1811), initiator of the War of Independence
- Tekax de Ălvaro ObregĂłn â Ălvaro ObregĂłn (1880â1928), president (1920â1924) and President-elect when he was assassinated in 1928
Zacatecas
- Anacleto LĂłpez â General Anacleto LĂłpez (1894â1970), chief of military operations in Tepetongo
- Calera de VĂctor Rosales â VĂctor Rosales (1776â1817), one of the thirteen founding fathers of Mexico
- CuauhtĂ©moc Municipality, Zacatecas â CuauhtĂ©moc (d. 1521), last emperor of Tenochtitlan
- El Plateado de JoaquĂn Amaro â JoaquĂn Amaro, revolutionary
- El Salvador â Jesus
- Florencia de Benito JuĂĄrez â Benito JuĂĄrez, president
- Genaro Codina â Genaro Codina, composer of the state anthem, "Marcha de Zacatecas"
- General Enrique Estrada â Enrique Estrada (1890â1942) was a general, politician, and Secretary of National Defense.
- General Francisco R. MurguĂa â Francisco R. MurguĂa (1873â1922), governor of Zacatecas
- General Juan JosĂ© RĂos â Juan JosĂ© RĂos (1882â1954), revolutionary
- General PĂĄnfilo Natera â PĂĄnfilo Natera (1882â1951), revolutionary
- Guadalupe Municipality, Zacatecas â Virgin Mary
- Jerez de GarcĂa Salinas â Francisco GarcĂa Salinas, governor born in Jerez (1829â1834)
- Juan Aldama, Zacatecas â Juan Aldama, a leader of the War of Independence
- LĂĄzaro CĂĄrdenas (Zacatecas) â LĂĄzaro CĂĄrdenas, president (1934â1940)
- Luis Moya, Zacatecas â es:Luis Moya Regis (1855â1911), revolutionary
- Miguel AlemĂĄn, Zacatecas â Miguel AlemĂĄn ValdĂ©s, president
- Miguel Auza Municipality â General Miguel Auza Arrenechea (1822â1892), who was born in Sombrerete and fought in the Reform War and at the 1863 Siege of Puebla
- Manuel Ăvila Camacho â Manuel Ăvila Camacho, president
- MatĂas Ramos â MatĂas Ramos Santos (1891â1962), Secretary of National Defense under Adolfo Ruiz Cortines
- Melchor Ocampo â Melchor Ocampo, liberal politician
- Morelos â Jose Maria Morelos y Pavon (d. 1813), a leader of the War of Independence
- Moyahua de Estrada â Enrique Estrada, revolutionary
- Presa Leobardo Reynoso â Leobardo Reynoso Gutierrez (1902â1993), Governor of Zacatecas
- San Cayatano â Saint Cajetan (1480â1547)
- San Pedro Piedra Gorda â Saint Peter
- Santa MarĂa de la Paz â Mary, mother of Jesus
- TeĂșl de GonzĂĄlez Ortega Municipality and Villa GonzĂĄlez Ortega â JesĂșs GonzĂĄlez Ortega (1822â1881), general who defended Puebla during the 1863 siege, governor of Zacatecas
- Trinidad GarcĂa de la Cadena â JosĂ© Trinidad GarcĂa de la Cadena Varela (1823â1886), liberal general from Zacatecas who supported the Plan de la Noria in 1871
- Villa de Cos â Doctor JosĂ© MarĂa Cos, born in Zacatecas in 1770
- Villa GarcĂa, Zacatecas â Francisco GarcĂa Salinas, governor
- Villa Hidalgo, Zacatecas â Miguel Hidalgo (d.1811)
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