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Zempoala

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Zempoala destination photograph: Panorama of Zempoala Archaeological Site - Veracruz - Mexico (16051268601).jpg
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Zempoala (also known as Cempoala) is a town along the Gulf of Mexico coast in Veracruz (state). It is historically important as an initial contact point between Spanish conquerors and the Totonoc people, the first allies of the Spanish in Mexico, and the eventual key to their conquest of the Aztec empire.

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