Veracruz, formally Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. From Wikipedia
The murders of Valeria Marquez and two Veracruz mayoral candidates expose deep-seated violence against women and threats to Mexico's electoral process.
