Coyuca de Catalán is a city and seat of the municipality of Coyuca de Catalán, in the state of

Guerrero Guerrero is one of the 32 states that comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 81 municipalities and its capital city is Chilpancingo and its largest city is Acapulcocopied from article, GuerreroAs of 2020, Guerrero the pop ...

, south-western

Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...

. Formerly called Coyuca, the town was named Coyuca de Catalán in honour of Nicolás Catalán, son of

Antonia Nava de Catalán Antonia Nava de Catalán (17 November 1779 – 19 March 1843) was a heroine of the Mexican War of Independence. She accompanied her husband, a volunteer who rose to the rank of colonel, throughout the war. Three of her sons were killed in the strug ...

and her husband

Nicolás Catalán Nicolás Catalán (Chilpancingo, 1780 - 1838) was a leader of the resistance stage of the Mexican War of Independence, active in the current state of Guerrero. He was married to Antonia Nava de Catalán. He was promoted to the rank of general on ...

, who lost his life there during an action in the

Mexican War of Independence The Mexican War of Independence ( es, Guerra de Independencia de México, links=no, 16 September 1810 – 27 September 1821) was an armed conflict and political process resulting in Mexico's independence from Spain. It was not a single, co ...

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Populated places in Guerrero {{Guerrero-geo-stub

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