Zempoala

Zempoala is a town along the Gulf of Mexico coast in . It is historically important as an initial contact point between Spanish conquerors and the Totonoc people, the first allies of the Spanish in Mexico, and the eventual key to their conquest of the Aztec empire.
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  • Type: Town with 9,250 residents
  • Description: Mesoamerican archaeological site in Veracruz, Mexico
  • Also known as: “Cempoala”

Zempoala

Latitude
19.4444° or 19° 26′ 40″ north
Longitude
-96.4083° or 96° 24′ 30″ west
Population
9,250
Elevation
28 metres (92 feet)
Open location code
76F5CHVR+QM
Open­Street­Map ID
node 472258089
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
3514044
Wiki­data ID
Q1053364
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Uzbek—“Zempoala” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Սեմպոալա”
  • Belarusian: “Семпаала”
  • Chinese: “坎波拉”
  • Chinese: “澤姆波阿拉”
  • Czech: “Cempoala”
  • Dutch: “Cempoala”
  • Esperanto: “Cempoala”
  • French: “Cempoala”
  • French: “Zempoala”
  • German: “Cempoala”
  • Italian: “Cempoala”
  • Italian: “Zempoala”
  • Japanese: “センポアラ”
  • Russian: “Семпоала”
  • Spanish: “Cempoala”
  • Spanish: “Villa Zempoala”
  • Spanish: “Zempoala (arqueologia)”
  • Spanish: “Zempoala (arqueología)”
  • Turkish: “Cempoala”
  • Ukrainian: “Семпоала”
  • Uzbek: “Sempoala”

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