Lerdo de Tejada is a municipality in the Mexican state of Veracruz, located 207 kilometres southeast of the state capital Xalapa. It is named afte…Lerdo de Tejada is a municipality in the Mexican state of Veracruz, located 207 kilometres southeast of the state capital Xalapa. It is named after Sebastián Lerdo de Tejada, the 27th President of Mexico.