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 / 19.45556; -97.33000
Country Mexico
State Veracruz
RegionCapital Region
MunicipalityPerote
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

  1. ^ Pérez, Beatriz (11 March 2023). "20 pueblos con los nombres más raros del mundo". 20 minutos (in Spanish).