High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Río Blanco is a municipality located in the montane central zone of the State of Veracruz, about 140 km from the state capital Xalapa. It has an area of 24.68 km2. It is located at 18°50 N 97°09 W / 18.833°N 97.15°W / 18.833; -97.15. By means of the Decree of June 8, 1899 it was ordained that Tenango's municipal head-board will move to the population and it makes of Río Blanco and that the municipality was designating Tenango de Río Blanco. In the same year investment Frenchmen initiate the construction of the biggest textile factory of Latin America, which was inaugurated on October 9, 1892 by the President Porfirio Díaz, providing I use 1,700 workers, including 60 women. The municipality of Río Blanco is delimited to the north by Ixhuatlancillo and Orizaba to the south-east by Rafael Delgado and to the west by Nogales.