Veracruz (Concert of Europe)

Veracruz is a province in southeastern, on the shore of the. It is bordered by to its east, the Gulf of Mexico to its north,  to its west and  to its south. Veracruz was the site of the first Spanish settlement in mainland America, and played an important role in the wars of Mexican independence.

Veracruz is mostly a coastal province, consisting of a long, mostly plain strip of land between the Sierra Madre and the ocean. Its economy relies on agriculture, forestry, fishing, and petroleum extraction, both offshore and on land. In ancient times, it was the homeland of the Olmec civilization: today, it is one of the Mexican provinces with the greatest number of indigenous peoples.