Country Mexico Municipal seat Zacualtipan de Ángeles Population 25,987 (2005) | State Hidalgo Area 241.6 km² Local time Sunday 8:40 AM | |
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Zacualtipan (formally: Zacualtipan de Ángeles ) is a town and one of the 84 municipalities of Hidalgo, in central-eastern Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 241.6 km².
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Map of Zacualtipan, Hgo., Mexico
As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 25,987.
History
The town of Zacualtipan was the site of the Action of Sequalteplan on February 25, 1848. It was a surprise attack by a mounted American force under Gen. Joseph Lane that defeated a Mexican guerrilla force under Celedonio Dómeco de Jarauta during the Mexican American War.
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Zacualtipan Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA