Nora S.
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Displays, large posters and photos lead the visitor through Veracruz's lively history, including various invasions by the USA and the French. The longer texts are mostly in Spanish but small explanations under displays are given in English and French. There is a fascinating section on mid-1950s social developments, including the founding of a tenants union with mostly women members, and the warm welcome of the Spanish republicans fleeing Franco's regime in 1939. Also impactful for me was learning that the 'danzon' event regularly held in the main park (zócalo)stems from music-loving Caribbean immigrants. Cubans brought their music as well as baseball to this port city, contributing to the local flair. Oh, and there are also some impressive pre-hispanic Olmec carved figures as well as a replica of the 'colossal heads' if you didn't see an original one.
A wonderful free museum just minutes from the zócalo.