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The Day of the Dead is a Mexican holiday celebrated throughout Mexico, in particular the Central and South regions, and acknowledged around the world in other cultures.
Yucatán "At the mouth of the well of the Itza") was a large pre-Columbian city built by the Maya people of the Terminal Classic period. The archaeological site is located in Tinúm Municipality, Yucatán State, Mexico.
The Day of the Dead is a Mexican holiday celebrated throughout Mexico, in particular the Central and South regions, and acknowledged around the world in other cultures.
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Mexico
General Information
Mexico officially the United Mexican States is a federal republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of Mexico.
Mexico is the fifth largest country in the Americas by total area and the 13th largest independent nation in the world. With an estimated population of over 120 million, it is the eleventh most populous and the most populous Spanish-speaking country in the world and the second most populous country in Latin America. Mexico is a federation comprising thirty-one states and a Federal District, its capital and largest city.
Capital
Mexico City
Most spoken languages
• Spanish (National)
• 68 Native Language groups
Largest Cities
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Mexico City
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Monterrey
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Guadalajara
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Tijuana
Currency
Mexican Peso (MXN)
Area
1,972,550 km2
Population
121,736,809 hab.
Division
31 states and
1 federal district.
Density
57 hab/km2
Demonym
Mexican
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Contents
1 Etymology
2 History
2.1 Ancient cultures
2.1.1 Post-classic period (700–1519 AD)
2.2 Spanish conquest (1519)
2.3 Colonial period (1519–1821)
2.3.1 Period of the conquest (1521–1650)
2.3.2 The colonial period (1650–1821)
2.3.3 Independence from Spain (1821)
2.4 Birth of Mexico (1821)
2.4.1 Territorial losses and Juárez reforms (1821-1876)
2.4.2 Porfiriato (1876–1910)
2.5 Mexican Revolution (1910–1929)
2.5.1 One-party rule (1929–2000)
2.5.2 End of one-party rule (2000–present)
3 Geography
3.1 Climate
3.2 Biodiversity
4 Government and politics
4.1 Government
4.2 Politics
4.3 Law enforcement
4.3.1 Crime
4.4 Foreign relations
4.5 Military
4.6 Administrative divisions
5 Economy
5.1 Communications
5.2 Energy
5.3 Science and technology
5.4 Tourism
5.5 Transportation
5.6 Water supply and sanitation
6 Demographics
6.1 Mestizo
6.2 Indigenous peoples
6.3 Mexicans of European descent
6.4 Population genetics
6.5 Languages
6.6 Urban areas
6.7 Religion
6.8 Women
7 Culture
7.1 Literature
7.2 Visual arts
7.3 Cinema
7.4 Media
7.5 Music
7.6 Cuisine
7.7 Sports
8 Health
9 Education
10 See also
11 References
12 Bibliography
13 External links
Etymology
Mēxihco is the Nahuatl term for the heartland of the Aztec Empire, namely, the Valley of Mexico, and its people, the Mexica, and surrounding territories. This became the future State of Mexico as a division of New Spain prior to independence (compare Latium). It is generally considered to be a toponym for the valley which became the primary ethnonym for the Aztec Triple Alliance as a result, or vice versa. After New Spain won independence from Spain, representatives decided to name the new country after its capital, Mexico City. This was founded in 1524 on top of the ancient Mexica capital of Mexico-Tenochtitlan.
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Formation
Chronology
History
The earliest human artifacts in Mexico are chips of stone tools found near campfire remains in the Valley of Mexico and radiocarbon-dated to circa 10,000 years ago. Mexico is the site of the domestication of maize and beans, which produced an agricultural surplus. This enabled the transition from paleo-Indian hunter-gatherers to sedentary agricultural villages beginning around 5000 BCE. In the subsequent formative eras, maize cultivation and cultural traits such as a mythological and religious complex, and a vigesimal numeric system, were diffused from the Mexican cultures to the rest of the Mesoamerican culture area.In this period, villages became more dense in terms of population, becoming socially stratified with an artisan class, and developing into chiefdoms. The most powerful rulers had religious and political power, organizing construction of large ceremonial centers developed.
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Chronology
Ancient cultures
Pre - Columbian era
The earliest human artifacts in Mexico are chips of stone tools found near campfire remains in the Valley of Mexico and radiocarbon-dated to circa 10,000 years ago. Mexico is the site of the domestication of maize and beans, which produced an agricultural surplus. This enabled the transition from paleo-Indian hunter-gatherers to sedentary agricultural villages beginning around 5000 BCE. In the subsequent formative eras, maize cultivation and cultural traits such as a mythological and religious complex, and a vigesimal numeric system, were diffused from the Mexican cultures to the rest of the Mesoamerican culture area.
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Ancient cultures
Post - Clasic period (700 -1519 AD)
During the early post-classic, Central Mexico was dominated by the Toltec culture, Oaxaca by the Mixtec, and the lowland Maya area had important centers at Chichén Itzáand Mayapán. Towards the end of the post-Classic period, the Mexica established dominance.[clarification needed]Alexander von Humboldt originated the modern usage of "Aztec" as a collective term applied to all the people linked by trade, custom, religion, and language to the Mexica state and Ēxcān Tlahtōlōyān, the Triple Alliance. In 1843, with the publication of the work of William H. Prescott, it was adopted by most of the world, including 19th-century Mexican scholars who considered it a way to distinguish present-day Mexicans from pre-conquest Mexicans. This usage has been the subject of debate since the late 20th century.
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