La Chingada, Veracruz

La Chingada is a town in the municipality of Perote in the Mexican state of Veracruz.

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 Indian mistress 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.

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Coordinates: 19°27′N 97°20′W / 19.450°N 97.333°W / 19.450; -97.333

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