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Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna
Mexican general who tried to crush the Texas revolt and who lost battles to Winfield Scott and Zachary Taylor in the Mexican War (1795-1876)
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Aztec
a member of the Nahuatl people who established an empire in Mexico that was overthrown by Cortes in 1519
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Baja California
a mountainous peninsula on northwest Mexico
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burrito
a flour tortilla folded around a filling
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Campeche
a Mexican state on the eastern part of the Gulf of Campeche
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Carlos Chavez
Mexican composer of nationalistic works using themes from Indian folk music (1899-1978)
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Carlos Fuentes
Mexican novelist (born in 1928)
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Chihuahua
a state in northern Mexico; mostly high plateau
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Ciudad Juarez
a city in northern Mexico on the Rio Grande opposite El Paso
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Coahuila
a state in northern Mexico; mostly high plateau
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criollo
a Spanish American of pure European stock (usually Spanish)
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Culiacan
a city in northwestern Mexico
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David Alfaro Siqueiros
Mexican painter of murals depicting protest and revolution
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Emiliano Zapata
Mexican revolutionary who led a revolt for agrarian reforms
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enchilada
tortilla with meat filling baked in tomato sauce seasoned with chili
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Francisco Villa
Mexican revolutionary leader (1877-1923)
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Guadalajara
a city in southwestern Mexico
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Guadalupe Island
a Mexican island in the Pacific to the west of Baja California
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Gulf of California
a gulf to the west of the mainland of Mexico
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Gulf of Mexico
an arm of the Atlantic to the south of the United States and to the east of Mexico
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Hermosillo
a city in northwestern Mexico near the Gulf of California
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Hernan Cortes
Spanish conquistador who defeated the Aztecs and conquered Mexico (1485-1547)
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Isthmus of Tehuantepec
the narrowest part of southern Mexico is an isthmus between the Bay of Campeche on the north coast and the Gulf of Tehuantepec on the south coast
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Jose Clemente Orozco
Mexican painter noted for his monumental murals (1883-1949)
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Juarez
a city in northern Mexico on the Rio Grande opposite El Paso
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maquiladora
an assembly plant in Mexico
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mariachi
a group of street musicians in Mexico
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Maya
a member of an American Indian people of Yucatan and Belize and Guatemala who had a culture (which reached its peak between AD 300 and 900) characterized by outstanding architecture and pottery and astronomy
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Mayan
a member of an American Indian people of Yucatan and Belize and Guatemala who had a culture (which reached its peak between AD 300 and 900) characterized by outstanding architecture and pottery and astronomy
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Mesoamerica
Mexico and Central America
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Mesoamerican
of or relating to the people of Mesoamerica or their languages or cultures
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mestizo
a person of mixed racial ancestry
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Mexicali
a city in northwestern Mexico near the California border
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Mexican Revolution
a revolution for agrarian reforms led in northern Mexico by Pancho Villa and in southern Mexico by Emiliano Zapata (1910-1911)
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Mexican Spanish
the dialect of Spanish spoken in Mexico
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Mexicano
a Mexican living in the United States
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Mexico
a republic in southern North America
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Mexico City
the capital and largest city of Mexico is a political and cultural and commercial and industrial center; one of the world's largest cities
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Monterrey
an industrial city in northeastern Mexico
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NAFTA
an agreement for free trade between the United States and Canada and Mexico; became effective in 1994 for ten years
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Nahuatl
a member of any of various Indian peoples of central Mexico
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North American Free Trade Agreement
an agreement for free trade between the United States and Canada and Mexico; became effective in 1994 for ten years
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Oaxaca
a city of southeastern Mexico
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Olmec
a member of an early Mesoamerican civilization centered around Veracruz that flourished between 1300 and 400 BC
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Orizaba
a city of east central Mexico ; a popular resort
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pelota
a Basque or Spanish game played in a court with a ball and a wickerwork racket
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Pico de Orizaba
an extinct volcano in southern Mexico between Mexico City and Veracruz; the highest peak in Mexico (18,695 feet)
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Puebla
a city in south central Mexico (southeast of Mexico City) on the edge of central Mexican plateau
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quesadilla
a tortilla that is filled with cheese and heated
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Quintana Roo
a Mexican state on the eastern side of the Yucatan Peninsula
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Rio Bravo
a North American river
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San Luis Potosi
a city in central Mexico
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Sierra Madre Occidental
a mountain range in northwestern Mexico that runs south from Arizona parallel to the Pacific coastline
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Sierra Madre Oriental
a mountain range in northeastern Mexico the runs parallel to the coastline of the Gulf of Mexico
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Tabasco
a Mexican state on the Gulf of Campeche
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tamale
corn and cornmeal dough stuffed with a meat mixture then wrapped in corn husks and steamed
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Toltec
a member of the Nahuatl speaking people of central and southern Mexico
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Torreon
a city in northern Mexico to the west of Monterrey
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United Mexican States
a republic in southern North America
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Veracruz
a major Mexican port on the Gulf of Mexico in the state of Veracruz
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Villahermosa
a city in southeastern Mexico
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Yucatan
a state of Mexico on the northern part of the Yucatan Peninsula
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Yucatan Peninsula
a peninsula in Central America extending into the Gulf of Mexico between the Bay of Campeche and the Caribbean Sea
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Yucatec
a member of the Mayan people of the Yucatan peninsula in Mexico