La Chingada, Veracruz
La Chingada, Veracruz | |
|---|---|
Town | |
  Location in Veracruz  La Chingada, Veracruz (Mexico) | |
| Coordinates: 19°27′20″N 97°19′48″W / 19.45556°N 97.33000°W | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State |  Veracruz |
| Region | Capital Region |
| Municipality | Perote |
| Population | |
• Total | 7,000 |
La Chingada is a town in the municipality of Perote in the Mexican state of Veracruz.[1]
The place is famous for its name, the Mexican Spanish vulgarism La Chingada. It means, roughly, 'the fucked', a vulgar but common reference to La Malinche, the Nahua interpreter of Hernán Cortés, the Spanish conquistador who conquered Mexico. The term "La Chingada" is used in a variety of mostly offensive or vulgar meanings, Vete a la Chingada means, for example something like 'go to hell'.
Although there are several places in Mexico called La Chingada, this is the best known.
References
- ^ Pérez, Beatriz (11 March 2023). "20 pueblos con los nombres más raros del mundo". 20 minutos (in Spanish).
External links
- Guía para llegar a La Chingada! (Spanish)