The classic culture that shares its name with this modern city includes the site of El Taji­n, home to the Pyramid of the Niches.
The classic culture that shares its name with this modern city includes the site of El Taji­n, home to the Pyramid of the Niches. Just to the north of this city is a site featuring three ceremonial stone rings beneath its great pyramid, perhaps used to predict eclipses by Totonac priests. South of this modern city, the Tuxtla Mountains were the site of the Late Formative culture at Tres Zapotes. This city was attacked by the Bluejackets, a force commanded by Frank Friday Fletcher, in response to the Ypiranga Incident. This city's great fortress, San Juan de Ulua, became a prison infamously surrounded by sharks under Porfirio Diaz, after it was bombarded during the Pastry War. On four occasions, this city was given the nickname ";Heroic"; by its legislature, including when it was occupied following the Tampico Affair. The best known siege of this city was followed by the Battle of Cerro Gordo. For 10 points, name this seaport taken by Winfield Scott during the Mexican-American War.
The classic culture that shares its name with this modern city includes the site of El Taji­n, home to the Pyramid of the Niches.
Veracruz [or ―Heroica Veracruz‖ or Villa Rica de la  Vera Cruz]