Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Vera Cruz
Vera Cruz, proper n. [Full Sp. name La Villa Rica de la Vera Cruz, The Rich Town of the True Cross.]
Sea port city in east Mexico; trade center of Mexico with Europe; city that commemorated Christ's crucifixion when founded during Holy Week in 1519; [fig.] tropical, exotic place.
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