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Jalapa
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Ja·la·pa also Ja·la·pa En·rí·quez  (h-läp n-rks, hä-läpä)
A city of east-central Mexico east of Mexico City. Built on the site of a pre-Columbian city, Jalapa was captured by Cortés in 1519. It is now an agricultural trade center and a mountain resort. Population: 388,000.
Jalapa (Spanish) [xaˈlapa]
n
(Placename) a city in E central Mexico, capital of Veracruz State, at an altitude of 1427 m (4681 ft.): resort. Pop.: 375 000 (2000 est.)
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