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  1. Mexico (27255 bytes)
    15: national_motto =''Sufragio efectivo, No reelecci󮧧
    16: ([[Spanish language|Spanish]]: ''Effective suffrage, no reelection)'' |
    43: established_dates = From [[Spain]]<br>[[September 16]], [[1810]]<br>[[Se...
    68: On [[September 16]], [[1810]], independence from Spain was declared, by [[Miguel Hidalgo y Costi...
    70: ...ntral America]] were all incorporated into Mexico from [[1822]] to [[1823]], when they declared indepe...
  2. Costa Rica (12931 bytes)
    1:
    40: | From [[Spain]]
    63: ...amics.jpg|thumb|left|140px|Pre-Columbian Ceramics from Nicoya, Costa Rica]]
    67: ...pital moved to [[San Jos鬠Costa Rica|San Jos靝. From the [[1840s]] on, Costa Rica was an independent...
    107: ...ure, and electronics exports. The economy emerged from [[recession]] in 1997 and has since shown stron...
  3. Arizona (24367 bytes)
    88: ...y]] Spanish missionaries changed Father [[Eusebio Francisco Kino]]'s maps of the area; they renamed th...
    90: *[[Nahuatl language|Nahuatl ]] word "arizuma" ("silver bearing"). In [[1736]]...
    96: ...]] the land below the [[Gila River]] was acquired from Mexico in the [[Gadsden Purchase]]. Arizona was...
    98: ...of [[Brigham Young]], [[Mormon]]s went to Arizona from Utah in the mid to late [[1800s]] to the [[Phoe...
    115: ...Representatives are [[Rick Renzi]] (R-1), [[Trent Franks]] (R-2), [[John Shadegg]] (R-3), [[Ed Pastor]...
  4. List of reference tables (55289 bytes)
    7: ... allowing the link to be accessible in the future from the toolbar.
    178: *[[List of largest optical refracting telescopes]]
    363: *[[Historical African place names]]
    371: *[[List of toponyms]] (with names derived from a place or region)
    398: *[[List of fruits]]
  5. Hernan Cortes (17441 bytes)
    5: ...ern-day [[Peru]] (not to be confused with another Francisco Pizarro who joined Cortés to conquer the ...
    12: ...o Hernández de Córdoba (discoverer of Yucatán)|Francisco Hernández de Córdoba]] in [[1517]] and [...
    15: ...georgiasouthern.edu/international/pages/SECOLAS/CAFryer.htm]
    18: ...), and a dialect of Nahautl spoken only to and in front of the Mexica/Aztec emperor.
    20: ...ty magistrates he had appointed, all conveniently friends of his.
  6. Avocado (6755 bytes)
    2: ... [[Image:Avocado.jpeg|240px]] | caption = Avocado fruit (cv. 'Fuerte'); <br/>left: whole, right: in se...
    15: ...nd green skin. The avocado tree does not tolerate freezing temperatures, and so can be grown only in s...
    17: ...iant [[ground sloth]]s or [[Gomphothere]]s). This fruit with its mildly toxic pit, co-evolved with tho...
    21: ...fluence of [[ethylene (plant hormone)]] gas). The fruit can be left on the tree until required, rather...
    29: ...ant from seed, although it will not normally bear fruit indoors; people enjoy it for its greenery. It ...
  7. Ocelot (4489 bytes)
    17: ...ame of the animal derives from [[Nahuatl language|Nahuatl]] '''ocelotl'''.
    25: ... introduction of highways. Young male ocelots are frequently killed by cars during their search for a ...
  8. Olmec (8916 bytes)
    1: ...Salvador]]. The Olmec predominated in their lands from about [[1200 BC]] to about [[400 BC]] and they ...
    6: ...their language, the earliest known example dating from [[650s BC|650 BC]]. They were perhaps the origi...
    11: ...he name "Olmec" to the rediscovered ruins and art from this area before it was understood that these h...
    16: ...e of materials in San Lorenzo that must have come from distant locations suggests that early Olmec eli...
    28: ... found in the local Mesoamericans but lacking in Africans.
  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 ...
    17: ...lled "Avenue of the Dead" (a translation from its Nahuatl name ''Miccaohtli''), is still flanked by impress...
    22: ...t we infer about the culture at Teotihuacan comes from the murals that adorn the site and others, like...
  10. Toltec (2981 bytes)
    1: ...0th]] and [[12th century]] AD. Their language, [[Nahuatl]], was also spoken by the [[Aztec]]s.
    3: ...all states in Central Mexico into an empire ruled from their capital, [[Tula, Mexico|Tula]] (also know...
    7: ...he ruling family of the Aztecs claimed to descend from Toltec ancestry via the sacred city of [[Colhua...
    11: Most Toltec history is known from writings of later peoples, such as the Aztec, w...
  11. Aztec (38742 bytes)
    7: ...istorical Aztec civilization, not with modern-day Nahuatl speakers.
    9: ...e of the Mexicas, Azteca means "someone who comes from [[Aztlán]]", a place commonly believed to be l...
    13: ...ating the moment when '''Aztecs''' found the omen from the god [[Huitzilopochtli]] signaling the locat...
    14: ...h century, as a way to distance "modern" Mexicans from pre-conquest Mexicans. This usage has been the...
    17: ...ery different etymologies are proposed: the old [[Nahuatl]] word for the [[sun]], the name of their leader ...
  12. Tenochtitlan (3092 bytes)
    5: ...ival of the Aztecs, a tribe of people who came in from the west, that the area acquired its importance...
    7: ...y would begin to build there. Tenochtitlan (the [[Nahuatl language]] name for the city) was founded in [[13...
    9: ...mmercial routes were developed that brought goods from places as far as the [[Gulf of Mexico]], the [[...
  13. Mesoamerica (2665 bytes)
    1: ...ipart]]]'''Mesoamerica''' is the region extending from central [[Mexico]] south to the northwestern bo...
    5: ... from extensive use of a [[lingua franca]], the [[Nahuatl]] language, at least since the [[7th century]], a...
    9: In some writings from the 1920s and 1930s the alternative term ''Midd...
  14. Chile (capsicum) (7837 bytes)
    1: ...ile'') is the fruit of the plant ''[[Capsicum]]'' from the nightshade family (''[[Solanaceae]]'').
    3: [[Image:Chilis.jpg|framed|right|Chile peppers]]
    19: * ''Capsicum frutescens'', which includes the [[cayenne pepper|ca...
    24: ...jpg|200px|right|thumb|Assorted [[paprika]] fruits from Mexico]]
    26: ...on varieties of ''C. chinense''. The species ''C. frutescens'' appears as chiles de arbol, aji, pequin...
  15. Tomato (10085 bytes)
    17: ...e word ''tomato'' derives from [[Nahuatl language|Nahuatl]] ''tomatl'' ([[International Phonetic Alphabet|I...
    21: ...ico. However this is not conclusive as many other fruits in continuous cultivation in Peru are not pre...
    27: ...ato leaves and stems are indeed poisonous but the fruit is safe.
    29: ...to be widespread, mainly in southern Italy and in France.
    33: In 1809, [[Nicolas Appert]], a chef from [[Paris]], published ''L'art de conserver les s...
  16. Axolotls (8008 bytes)
    19: ...strictly forbidden), the majority being descended from these same research specimens, even in the pet ...
    23: ...ilable foods, including trout and salmon pellets, frozen or live [[bloodworm]]s, [[earthworm]]s, and [...
    25: ...ld be done every week, with debris being siphoned from the bottom. Small gravel should be avoided, as ...
    31: ... brains. They can also readily accept transplants from other individuals, including eyes and parts of ...
    33: ...nd "xolotl" meaning dog. It also derives its name from the Aztec God of Death [[Xolotl]], who - accord...
  17. Ocelots (2874 bytes)
    15: ...is larger. The name of the animal derives from [[Nahuatl language|Nᨵatl]] '''ocelotl''' ([[International...
  18. Hernán Cortés (42809 bytes)
    14: ...ern-day [[Peru]] (not to be confused with another Francisco Pizarro who joined Cortés to conquer the ...
    16: ...by his [[biographer]], [[chaplain]], and friend [[Francisco López de Gómara]]. At the age of 14, Cor...
    20: ...ld boy who had returned home only to find himself frustrated by life in his small provincial town.
    26: ...eville, listening to the tales of those returning from the Indies, who told of discovery and conquest,...
    31: ... estate of land and Indian slaves for his efforts from the leader of the expedition.

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