As a way of saying thanks to their cherubic helpers, the city was named Puebla de los Angeles (City of the Angels). Fast forward to 1862, and an invading French army on its way to Mexico City from the eastern port of Veracruz halts just outside the angelic city, about 135 miles inland. Mexican President Benito Juarez honored the victory by changing the name of the city to Puebla de Zaragoza. Years later the name was shortened to just Puebla, but the city - today the fourth largest in Mexico - is popularly known among the 6 million people living there by its original nickname, Angelopolis. Outside Mexico, Puebla may be best known for the battle in 1862.

Source: Huffington Post September 12, 2016 00:33 UTC