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Villahermosa

American  
[bee-yah-er-maw-sah] / ˌbi yɑ ɛrˈmɔ sɑ /

noun

  1. a city in and the capital of Tabasco, in E Mexico.


Villahermosa British  
/ biʎaɛrˈmosa /

noun

  1. Former name: San Juan Bautista.  a town in E Mexico, capital of Tabasco state: university (1959). Pop: 583 000 (2005 est)

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Leal once worked alongside 11 others at the tin-roofed shelter in the city of Villahermosa.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2025

Nobody told them they were being taken to Villahermosa, an oil hub in southeastern Mexico, until they were well on their way.

From New York Times • May 14, 2024

A Twitter feed for the project said initial flights would be going to Cancun, Tijuana, Merida, Guadalajara, Monterrey, Villahermosa in Mexico and Caracas, Venezuela.

From Reuters • Mar. 21, 2022

Eventually, while in the air, they were told the plane would land in Villahermosa, in southern Mexico’s Tabasco state.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 12, 2021

Don Francis d'Aragon, Duke de Villahermosa, Count de Ribagorza, did not escape the persecution, although he had the advantage of being of royal blood, being descended from John II.

From The History of the Inquisition of Spain from the Time of its Establishment to the Reign of Ferdinand VII. by Llorente, Juan Antonio