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    of Ahuitzotl. Diego de Alvarado Huanitzin, grandson of Axayacatl. Diego Huanitzin was made tlatoani of Tenochtitlan by Antonio de Mendoza, viceroy of...
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    After the destruction of Tenochtitlan by the Spanish, campaigns to subdue the area were carried out by Andrés de Tapia and Gonzalo de Sandoval, followed by...
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    is on Humboldt Street downtown. 18th century. Capilla de San Juan Evangelista is on Calle Sn. Juan, Col. Chapultepec. 18th century. The train station dates...
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    stretches back to its founding ca. 1325 CE as the Mexica city-state of Tenochtitlan, which evolved into the senior partner of the Aztec Triple Alliance that...
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    Mexico-Tenochtitlan in the years shortly before and after Spanish conquest. After the Spanish Conquest, the term México came to be used for Tenochtitlan/Mexico...
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    Mexico City was established, known as México Tenochtitlán, and as of 1585, it was officially known as Ciudad de México (Mexico City). Mexico City played a...
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    in the Aztec city of Tenochtitlan. The plaza used to be known simply as the "Main Square" (Plaza Mayor) or "Arms Square" (Plaza de Armas), and today its...
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    the failed defence of Tenochtitlan. Following this defeat, Franciscan friars established a parish church with the name of San Juan Tzitácuaro, and a monastery...
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    Pachuca (redirect from Pachuca de Soto)
    Encyclopædia Britannica article "Pachuca". Ayuntamiento de Pachuca de Soto Official website Club de Futbol de Pachuca Pachuca Football Club Pachuca.tv –...
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    Xalapa (redirect from Jalapa de Enríquez)
    governor from the 19th century, Juan de la Luz Enríquez. The city's nickname, "City of Flowers" (Spanish: La ciudad de las flores), was given by Alexander...
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