Ciudad Victoria

Ciudad Victoria syo͞oᵺäᵺˈ vēktōˈryä [key], city, capital of Tamaulipas state, NE Mexico, on the San Marcos River and at the foot of the Sierra Madre Oriental. The city, founded in 1750, lies on the Inter-American Highway and on a major rail line. Agricultural products, especially henequen, are processed there, in addition to lumber.

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