Veracruz · Mexico
Alvarado
A fishing town on the lagoon south of Veracruz.
- Population
- 57,035 (2020)
- Town status
- 1816
Then
- 1518
Pedro de Alvarado arrives at Atlizintla.
- 1563
A port is built here to supply Veracruz.
- 1816
It becomes a town. City status follows in 1878.
Now
About 57,000 people live in Alvarado.