Tampico


 * This article is about a city in Mexico. For the birthplace of U.S. President Ronald Reagan, see Tampico, Illinois.



Tampico is the main city in the state of Tamaulipas, Mexico.

It was the site of an incident called the Tampico Affair during the Mexican Revolution in the early 20th century that led to armed conflict between Mexico and the United States. About 80 years earlier Tampico was part of a less serious conflict between the two countries, called the Tampico Expedition.