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Museum of the Reform in Xochiapulco

Xochiapulco, Puebla

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The museum is located within the premises of the Municipal Presidency and has several rooms that deal with the pre-Hispanic origins and, above all, the participation of the people and their leader Juan Francisco Lucas during the French intervention. The attraction of the museum lies in its new museography and in the historical testimonies about the fight against the French invaders: documents, photographs and weapons.

Municipality

Xochiapulco is located in the Sierra Norte of the State of Puebla, (Mexico), the meaning of Xochiapulco is the name composed of the Nahuatl words: "xochitl", flower, and "Apulco", name of the largest, deepest and most extensive river in the Sierra del Norte, these words mean "The flower of Apulco", its main architectural construction is the parish temple dedicated to San Martin Caballero, located in the municipal seat built in the 16th century and the Museum of the Reform, the May 5th festival in honor of the heroes of May 5, with civic-military parades is the most important, for eco-tourists it has a waterfall "La Gloria" in the community of Atzala.

Festivities

May 5th is a celebration in honor of the heroes of May 5th, with civic-military parades. The dead are commemorated on November 1st and 2nd with food and floral offerings. The patronal festival is on November 11th in honor of San Martín Caballero with sports games, mechanical games, popular dances, horse races, rodeos, and native dances with bullfighters, huehues, matarachines, negritos, voladores, with processions and masses.


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