Xamapan

Xamapan takes its name from the Jamapa River, which descends from the heights of Citlaltépetl to the Gulf of Mexico. Its Nahuatl name has been interpreted as “in the river of the adobes.” During the 1518 expedition along the coast, the Spaniards called its mouth the River of Banners after seeing people on shore holding white cotton banners. The river crosses the coastal plain before entering the sea at Boca del Río.

The later city of Veracruz lies here.