Puebla, a charming and vibrant city and distinguished visually by the numerous examples of Spanish colonial architecture in the city center. The cuisine of Puebla is known world wide for its originality and the quality of ingredients; one of the best known is mole poblano.
It was the first city in central Mexico founded by the Spanish conquistadors that was not built upon the ruins of a conquered Amerindian settlement.
The city's main claim to fame is Cinco de Mayo, a festival commemorating the May 5th, 1862 defeat of the French army at the battle of Puebla.
The city was founded in 1531 in an area called Cuetlaxcoapan, which means "where serpents change their skin", in between of two of the main indigenous settlements at the time, Tlaxcala and Cholula. This valley was not populated in the 16th century as in the pre-Hispanic period; this area was primarily used to the "flower wars" between a number of populations. Due to its history and architectural styles ranging from Renaissance to Mexican Baroque, the city was named a World Heritage Site in 1987. The city is also famous for mole poblano, chiles en nogada and Talavera pottery. However, most of its economy is based on industry.
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