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Álamo is a Mexican city in the state of Veracruz. It was elevated to city status in 1973, it has 24,159 inhabitants. The city's name is derived from the many Álamo trees growing along the Pantepec River. The main industry is orange production.HistoryBefore European contact, it was occupied by the Huasteca and later the Aztec.Around 800-1300 AD, before the Aztec invasion, the territory was occupied by the Totonac and Huastec cultures. Altars from that period, called cues are found along the banks of the Pantepec River.In 1683, the Dutch pirates Laurens de Graaf (know locally as "Lorencillo") and Nicholas van Hoorn ravaged the region during their capture and looting of the port city of Veracruz.The region was awarded with the title of "Heroico Temapache de Gutiérrez Zamora" by Decree No. 45 of 10 October 1878. The city itself grew from a small peasant village through rural migrants and cyclical workers.In the Mexican Revolution, the region was controlled by General Manuel Peláez who had organized a small force.In 1912, Penn-Mex Fuel Oil began drilling the Álamo Well no. 1 which attracted many workers. Álamo was established as a town in 1926 and was elevated to municipal status in 1927 through the efforts of Guillermo Velez, who became the first constitutional mayor.