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Puente Nacional, Veracruz

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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
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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 the
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established posts along the National Road to protect the route from guerrillas, one with 750 men, was located at the Puente Nacional.
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by the Spanish in 1806 on the camino del Rey (highway of the king), later the National Road, between Vera Cruz and
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the bridge was a key point on the National Road, the American line of communications of their army advancing on
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In Puente Nacional the major products are coffee, fruits, and sugar.
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by guerrilla forces. Following the capture of Mexico City, General
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municipality
Mexican
state
Veracruz
Actopan
Veracruz
La Antigua
Federal Highways
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Antigua River
Mexico City
Mexican–American War
Mexico City
ambush
Winfield Scott
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Veracruz
Veracruz
Xalapa
Municipalities of Veracruz
Huasteca Alta Region
Chalma
Chiconamel
Chinampa de Gorostiza
El Higo
Naranjos Amatlán

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