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The city of Puebla – known more formally as "Heróica Puebla de Zaragoza" or less formally as "La Angelópolis" – is the capital and largest city of the Mexican state of the same name.
Puebla is located just over 110 km south-east of Mexico City at 19.05°N 98.22°W and, in 2003, had an estimated population of 1,345,500 people.
The historic center of the city still contains much Spanish Colonial architecture and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Some of the historical buildings have been impressively restored; others, however, are in an abject state of disrepair.
Of all the colonial buildings, the most impressive are without any doubt the Cathedral, in a somewhat mixed neoclassical style, as well as the Rosario Chapel, a dramatic example of Mexican baroque.
General Ignacio Zaragoza's army defeated French expeditionary forces near Puebla on May 5, 1862, in the Battle of Puebla.
In 2003- 2004, Puebla is serving as the interim headquarters of the Free Trade Area of the AmericasThe Free Trade Area of the Americas or FTAA (in Spanish: rea de Libre Comercio de las Americas, ALCA in French: Zone de libre-echange des Ameriques, ZLEA in Portuguese: rea de Livre Comercio das Americas, ALCA is a proposed agreement to eliminate or reduc. It has also submitted its candidacy to serve as the permanent headquarters once the FTAA is up and running.
Puebla is home to the Mexican headquarters and main manufacturing site of VolkswagenVolkswagen VW is an automobile manufacturer based in Wolfsburg, Germany. It forms the core of VAG, one of the world's four biggest car producers. Origins in 1930s Germany The origins of the company date back to 1930s Nazi Germany, and the project to build where the new VW BeetleThe Volkswagen Beetle or Bug is a small family car, the best known car of Volkswagen, of Germany, and almost certainly the world. Thanks to its distinctive shape and sound, its reliability, and presumably other factors, it now enjoys a " cult" status. is produced.
Puebla is considered the home of moleMole ( SAMPA: /mQleI/) is a variety of sauces in Mexican cuisine. In English, it often refers to a specific sauce more properly called mole poblano . The word mole comes from the Nahuatl word mulli which simply means "sauce". In Mexico the word is used fo, a rich, spicy sauce containing chocolateChocolate is a common ingredient in many kinds of sweets—one of the most popular in the world. Chocolate is made from the fermented, roasted and ground seeds of the tropical cacao tree Theobroma cacao''. The resulting product is known as "chocolate," an i, cinnamon and nuts.
In Puebla was created the folkloric Mexican women's dress named China Poblana.
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