United Mexican States

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United Mexican States - a republic in southern North America; became independent from Spain in 1810MexicoBuena Vista - a pitched battle in the Mexican War in 1847; United States forces under Zachary Taylor defeated the Mexican forces under Santa Anna at a locality in northern MexicoChapultepec - a pitched battle in the Mexican War that resulted in a major victory for American forces over Mexican forces at a locality south of Mexico City (1847)Battle of Puebla - a battle in which Mexican forces defeated the French in 1862Mexican Revolution - a revolution for agrarian reforms led in northern Mexico by Pancho Villa and in southern Mexico by Emiliano Zapata (1910-1911)mole - spicy sauce often containing chocolatechili, chili con carne - ground beef and chili peppers or chili powder often with tomatoes and kidney beansenchilada - tortilla with meat filling baked in tomato sauce seasoned with chilitamale - corn and cornmeal dough stuffed with a meat mixture then wrapped in corn husks and steamedtortilla - thin unleavened pancake made from cornmeal or wheat flourtaco - a tortilla rolled cupped around a fillingburrito - a flour tortilla folded around a fillingtostada - a crisp flat tortillafrijoles refritos, refried beans - dried beans cooked and mashed and then fried in lard with various seasoningsOAS, Organization of American States - an association including most countries in the western hemisphere; created in 1948 to promote military and economic and social and cultural cooperationMesoamerica - Mexico and Central AmericaYucatan Peninsula, Yucatan - a peninsula in Central America extending into the Gulf of Mexico between the Bay of Campeche and the Caribbean SeaAcapulco, Acapulco de Juarez - a port and fashionable resort city on the Pacific coast of southern Mexico; known for beaches and water sports (including cliff diving)Ciudad Juarez, Juarez - a city in northern Mexico on the Rio Grande opposite El PasoCiudad Victoria - a city in east central MexicoCoahuila - a state in northern Mexico; mostly high plateauCuliacan - a city in northwestern MexicoDurango, Victoria de Durango - a city in north central Mexico; mining centerGuadalajara - a city in southwestern Mexico; a popular health resort and site of architecture from the Spanish colonial eraHermosillo - a city in northwestern Mexico near the Gulf of CaliforniaLeon - a city in central MexicoMatamoros - a city in northeastern Mexico opposite Brownsville near the mouth of the Rio GrandeMazatlan - a port city in western Mexico on the Pacific Ocean; tourist centerMexicali - a city in northwestern Mexico near the California bordercapital of Mexico, Ciudad de Mexico, Mexican capital, 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 citiesMonterrey - an industrial city in northeastern MexicoNogales - a town in northern Mexico on the border of ArizonaOaxaca, Oaxaca de Juarez - a city of southeastern MexicoOrizaba - a city of east central Mexico (west of Veracruz); a popular resortHeroica Puebla de Zaragoza, Puebla, Puebla de Zaragoza - a city in south central Mexico (southeast of Mexico City) on the edge of central Mexican plateauQuintana Roo - a Mexican state on the eastern side of the Yucatan PeninsulaSan Luis Potosi - a city in central MexicoSanta Maria del Tule - a town in southeastern Mexico near Oaxaca; site of Ahuehuete, a giant Montezuma cypressTabasco - a Mexican state on the Gulf of CampecheTepic - a city in west central MexicoTampico - a port city in eastern MexicoTorreon - a city in northern Mexico to the west of MonterreyTuxtla Gutierrez - a city in southeastern MexicoVeracruz - a major Mexican port on the Gulf of Mexico in the state of VeracruzVilla Hermosa, Villahermosa - a city in southeastern Mexico; the capital of the state of TabascoChihuahuan Desert - a desert in western Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and northern MexicoCitlaltepetl, Mount Orizaba, Mt Orizaba, Pico de Orizaba - an extinct volcano in southern Mexico between Mexico City and Veracruz; the highest peak in Mexico (18,695 feet)Colima, Nevado de Colima, Volcan de Colima - an active volcano in southwestern MexicoColorado River, Colorado - an important river in the southwestern United States; rises in the Rocky Mountains of northern Colorado and flows southwest through Utah into Arizona (where it flows through the Grand Canyon) and then southward through the southern tip of Nevada, then forming the border between California and Arizona and finally into Mexico where it empties into the Gulf of California; the main source of water in the southwestern United States

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