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  1. Mexico (27255 bytes)
    43: established_dates = From [[Spain]]<br>[[September 16]], [[1810]]...
    64: ...g, feather-mosiac work, the invention of the calendar, were due to the former inhabitants of Tula, the...
    68: ... Catholic priest in the small town of [[Dolores Hidalgo|Dolores]], causing a long [[Mexican War of Ind...
    74: ...formed the modern states of [[California]], [[Nevada]], and [[Utah]], and most of [[Arizona]], [[New M...
    78: ...d prosperity is known as the "Porfiriato". His mandate, however, was mostly undemocratic and benefited...
  2. Costa Rica (12931 bytes)
    1: ...t. Figueres also abolished the [[military]] and today, Costa Rica has only a national [[police]] force...
    16: ... colspan=2 | <small>''[[National motto]]: ?Pura vida!<br>(Popular saying meaning "Pure life!")''</smal...
    39: <br />&nbsp;- Date
    71: ...tural country, has achieved a relatively high standard of living. Land ownership is widespread and [[t...
    116: ...ega Indians, Bantu Africans and Spaniards. Descendants of black 19th-century Jamaican immigrant worke...
  3. Arizona (24367 bytes)
    20: LandArea = 294,312 |
    28: AdmittanceDate = [[February 14]], [[1912]] |
    29: ... [[UTC]]-7<br /><small>(Arizona doesn't observe [[Daylight saving time|DST]] except in the [[Navajo Na...
    67: Dance = Unknown |
    82: ...iver]], bordering [[New Mexico]], [[Utah]], [[Nevada]], [[California]] and [[Mexico]], and touching [[...
  4. List of reference tables (55289 bytes)
    7: ... from [http://www.squarefree.com/bookmarklets/pagedata.html#sort_table here] (control-click the "sort ...
    54: == [[Standard]]s ==
    55: *[[List of standards topics]] (these could easily be cross-referenc...
    56: *International Standards
    57: **[[List of ISO standards]]
  5. Hernan Cortes (17441 bytes)
    2: ...rtés, marqués del Valle de Oaxaca''' ([[1485]]&ndash;[[December 2]], [[1547]]) was the [[conquistado...
    5: ...who later conquered the [[Inca]] empire of modern-day [[Peru]] (not to be confused with another Franci...
    10: ... slaves for his efforts. This was the ''[[encomienda]]'' that had worked so well in the conquest of th...
    12: ...a more distant land where gold was said to be abundant. Cortés eagerly sold or mortgaged all his land...
    18: ...arent that Marina was trilingual: she spoke Maya, Nahuatl (the language of the Mexica/Aztecs), and a dialec...
  6. Avocado (6755 bytes)
    6: ..._classis_entry | taxon = [[dicotyledon|Magnoliopsida]]}}
    17: ... & Martin (2002) identify the avocado as a fruit adapted for [[ecology|ecological]] relationship with ...
    21: ...aches a mature size, and will then ripen in a few days (faster if stored with other fruit such as [[ba...
    23: ...kerton', 'Reed', and 'Zutano'. The cultivar 'Florida', grown mostly outside of California, is larger a...
    25: ...not tolerate well), the trees tend to produce abundantly the next season. This heavy crop depletes st...
  7. Ocelot (4489 bytes)
    1: ...gin | color = pink | name = Ocelot}}<br>{{StatusEndangered}}
    5: {{Taxobox_phylum_entry | taxon = [[Chordate|Chordata]]}}
    8: {{Taxobox_familia_entry | taxon = [[Felidae]]}}
    10: {{Taxobox_species_entry | taxon = '''''L. pardalis'''''}}
    12: ...rdalis | author = [[Carolus Linnaeus|Linnaeus]] | date = [[1758]]}}
  8. Olmec (8916 bytes)
    1: ...entral [[Mexico]], roughly in what are the modern-day [[mexican state|states]] of [[Veracruz]] and [[T...
    6: ...nd used for recreational and religious purposes &ndash; certainly they were playing it before anyone e...
    8: ...emes (an obsession with mathematics and with calendars, and a spiritual focus on death expressed throu...
    11: ...eans "rubber people" in the [[Aztec]]'s language: Nahuatl. It was the Aztec name for the people who lived i...
    19: ...jaguar]]. [[Olmec figurine]]s were also found abundantly through their period.
  9. Teotihuacan (6370 bytes)
    5: ... the accent on the syllable ''wa'', and by normal Nahuatl orthographic conventions a written accent would n...
    9: ...[Tula, Hidalgo|Tula]] (''Tollan Xicocotitlan'' in Nahuatl).
    13: "Teotihuacán" (teh-oh-tee-wah-kahn) is a [[Nahuatl]] name, traditionally translated as "city of the ...
    15: ... The city reached its [[zenith]] approx. [[150]]&ndash;[[450]] AD, when it was the center of an influe...
    17: ...lled "Avenue of the Dead" (a translation from its Nahuatl name ''Miccaohtli''), is still flanked by impress...
  10. Toltec (2981 bytes)
    1: ...0th]] and [[12th century]] AD. Their language, [[Nahuatl]], was also spoken by the [[Aztec]]s.
    11: ...ch as the Aztec, written centuries later after a "dark age" in Central Mexico, together with some refe...
    13: * Chalchiuh Tlatonac &ndash; first Toltec king, founder of Tula
    22: * [[Tlilcoatzin]] &ndash; died c. 1000 (?)
    23: * [[Huemac]] &ndash; the last Toltec king, died in exile c. 1100 (?...
  11. Aztec (38742 bytes)
    3: ...ts in [[Lake Texcoco]] &ndash; the site of modern-day [[Mexico City]].
    7: ...istorical Aztec civilization, not with modern-day Nahuatl speakers.
    9: In Nahuatl, the native language of the Mexicas, Azteca means...
    13: ...icanSculptureRememberingTheSignForTenochtitlanFoundation.JPG|thumb|right|300px|Sculpture commemorating...
    17: ...ery different etymologies are proposed: the old [[Nahuatl]] word for the [[sun]], the name of their leader ...
  12. Tenochtitlan (3092 bytes)
    7: ...y would begin to build there. Tenochtitlan (the [[Nahuatl language]] name for the city) was founded in [[13...
  13. Mesoamerica (2665 bytes)
    3: ...the solar year calendar (see: [[Mesoamerican calendars]]); the construction of temples elevated atop s...
    5: ... from extensive use of a [[lingua franca]], the [[Nahuatl]] language, at least since the [[7th century]], a...
    14: : Zapotec [[Zapotec calendar|calendar]], [[Zapotec mythology|mythology]]
    15: : Maya [[Maya calendar|calendar]], [[Maya numerals|numerals]]
    16: : Aztec [[Aztec calendar|calendar]], [[Aztec mythology|mythology]]
  14. Chile (capsicum) (7837 bytes)
    1: ...chili''' or '''chilli'''; from [[Nahuatl language|Nahuatl]] ''chilli'' via [[Spanish language|Spanish]] ''c...
    32: ...00,000 Scoville units.[http://www.fiery-foods.com/dave/assam_chile2.asp]
    39: ...ne|Tex-Mex]] [[chili con carne]], and Indian [[vindaloo]]s and other curries. Chili powder is a [[spic...
    54: ...ial grape flavoring to food items such as grape soda does have a similar effect on birds as capsaicin ...
  15. Tomato (10085 bytes)
    7: ..._classis_entry | taxon = [[dicotyledon|Magnoliopsida]]}}
    8: {{Taxobox_subclassis_entry | taxon = [[Asteridae]]}}
    15: *ref. [http://www.itis.usda.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&...
    17: ...e word ''tomato'' derives from [[Nahuatl language|Nahuatl]] ''tomatl'' ([[International Phonetic Alphabet|I...
    29: The first traces of use of tomato as food date back to South Europe in the first half of the [...
  16. Axolotls (8008 bytes)
    5: {{Taxobox phylum entry | taxon = [[Chordate|Chordata]]}}
    7: {{Taxobox ordo entry | taxon = [[Caudata]]}}
    8: {{Taxobox familia entry | taxon = [[Ambystomatidae]]}}
    12: ...stoma mexicanum | author = [[George Shaw|Shaw]] | date = 1789}}
    19: ...alamander]]. No axolotls commercially available today are wild caught (since doing so is strictly forb...
  17. Ocelots (2874 bytes)
    1: ...gin | color = pink | name = Ocelot}}<br>{{StatusEndangered}}
    5: {{Taxobox_phylum_entry | taxon = [[Chordate|Chordata]]}}
    8: {{Taxobox_familia_entry | taxon = [[Felidae]]}}
    10: {{Taxobox_species_entry | taxon = '''''L. pardalis'''''}}
    12: ...rdalis | author = [[Carolus Linnaeus|Linnaeus]] | date = [[1758]]}}
  18. Hernán Cortés (42809 bytes)
    4: ...ter to [[Cuba]], where he received an ''[[encomienda]]'' and, for a short time, became alcalde (magist...
    6: ...ions of Cortés tend to be simplistic, and either damning or idealizing.
    10: ..., and is the name which many people know him by today.
    14: ...who later conquered the [[Inca]] empire of modern-day [[Peru]] (not to be confused with another Franci...
    36: ...ony. Cortés continued to build a reputation as a daring and bold leader. He became secretary for Gove...

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