| Platón Sánchez | |
| Settlement Type: | Town & municipal seat |
| Pushpin Map: | Mexico Veracruz |
| Pushpin Label Position: | above |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Veracruz |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Mexico |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Veracruz |
| Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name2: | Platón Sánchez |
| Leader Title: | Municipal President |
| Leader Name: | Teodoro Hernández Hernández (Conv.), 2008-10 |
| Established Title2: | Town status |
| Established Date2: | 1958 |
| Population As Of: | 2005 |
| Population Total: | 10,009 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
| Coordinates: | 21.2833°N -98.3667°W |
| Elevation M: | 60 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Platón Sánchez is a town (villa) in the Mexican state of Veracruz. It is located in the state's Huasteca Alta region. It serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality of Platón Sánchez.
In the 2005 INEGI Census, the town reported a total population of 10,009.[1]
The town's name honours (1831 - 1867), a native of the area who fought in the Battle of Puebla of 5 May 1862 and later chaired the court martial that sentenced Emperor Maximilian and his generals Miguel Miramón and Tomás Mejía to death by firing squad in Santiago de Querétaro on 19 June 1867.