Editing Xalapa (section)

== Etymology ==
[[File:Palacio de Gobierno de Xalapa 1.JPG|thumb|left|The Palace of Government of Veracruz (Governor's Office)]]
The name ''Xalapa'' comes from the [[Classical Nahuatl]] roots {{lang|nci|xālli}} ({{IPA|nah|ʃaːlːi|pron}}, 'sand') and {{lang|nci|āpan}} ({{IPA|nah|aːpan|}}, 'place of water'), which means approximately 'spring in the sand'. It's classically pronounced {{IPA|nah|ʃalaːpan|}} in Nahuatl, although the final /n/ is often omitted.{{Citation needed|date=February 2021}} This was adopted into Spanish as ''Xalapa''.

The complete name of the city is ''Xalapa-Enríquez'', bestowed in honor of a governor from the 19th century, [[Juan de la Luz Enríquez]]. The city's nickname, "City of Flowers" ({{langx|es|La ciudad de las flores}}), was given by [[Alexander von Humboldt]], who visited the city 10 February 1804. The reference is also related to the city's older colonial history. According to folklore, the Spanish believed that Jalapa was the birthplace and home of the world's most beautiful woman, {{lang|es|la Florecita}}, which literally means 'little flower'.{{Citation needed|date=April 2018}} The residents of Xalapa are called {{lang|es|Xalapeños}} or {{lang|es|[[Jalapeño]]s}}, which is also the name given to the popular large peppers cultivated in this area.