La Antigua, Veracruz
Among picturesque streets, colonial monuments and riparian landscapes, La Antigua keeps the essence of the origins of Veracruz.
Travel back in time and discover one of the most important chapters in Mexico’s history in La Antigua, the first city founded by the Spaniards in 1519.
Among the main attractions of this town, located just 27 kilometers from the city of Veracruz, is the iconic Casa de Hernán Cortés, a construction dating back to 1523 that still stands today as a witness to a colonial past.
Admire its architecture, with stone walls intertwined with amate tree roots silent witnesses to the beginning of the conquest of the New World—and listen to the stories told by local guides about the legends surrounding this place.
One such legend recounts that Cortés tied his ships to a towering ceiba tree, which still survives after more than 500 years, and later rested in its shade on the banks of the Huitzilapan River.
The historical circuit of La Antigua also includes the Ermita del Rosario, considered the first Catholic church on the continent, a testimony to the early evangelization of Nueva España carried out by the first missionaries who arrived here.
Come and let yourself be immersed in the history and magic of La Antigua, a place where the past still lives on!
