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Petroleos Mexicanos
Petroleos Mexicanos Avenida Marina Nacional 329Col. HuastecaC.P. 11320Mexico(5) 531 Read more |
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Vicente Guerrero
Vicente Guerrero Vicente Guerrero (1783-1831) was a hero of the Mexican fight for independence from Spain. The second president of the Mexican Republic, he was an ardent defender of Indian rights and a harsh opponent of social and economic inequalities in his country. Vicente Guerrero... Read more |
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Mexican Americans
MEXICAN AMERICANS by Allan Englekirk and Marguerite Marín Overview Mexico, or Estados Unidos Mexicanos, is bordered by the United States to the north, the Gulf of Mexico to the east, Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea to the southeast, and the Pacific to the south and west.... Read more |
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Guerrero
Guerrero state (1990 pop. 2,620,637), 24,887 sq mi (64,457 sq km), S Mexico, on the Pacific Ocean. The capital is Chilpancingo . Dominated by the Sierra Madre del Sur, which reaches 12,149 ft (3,703 m) in the Pico de Teotepec, Guerrero is extremely mountainous except for a narrow coastal strip,... Read more |
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Iguala
Iguala, Guerrero/Mexico In full, Iguala de la Independencia. Settled in 1750 and named after Agustín de Iturbide's Iguala Plan which called for an independent Mexico ruled by a monarchy. The Spanish iguala means ‘agreement’.... Read more |
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Agustin de Iturbide
Agustín de Iturbide , 1783-1824, Mexican revolutionist, emperor of Mexico (1822-23). An officer in the royalist army, he was sympathetic to independence but took no part in the separatist movement led by Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, and in fact helped to suppress the peasant revolt. His forces... Read more |
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Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna
Antonio López de Santa Anna , 1794-1876, Mexican general and politician. He fought in the royalist army, but later joined Iturbide in the struggle that won independence for Mexico (1821). Santa Anna then entered upon a long and tortuous political career. His actions were governed by... Read more |
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Lalo Guerrero
Lalo Guerrero Eduardo "Lalo" Guerrero Jr. (1916–2005) is known as the father of Chicano music. His career began in the 1930s and continued on until his death in 2005, contributing along the way to most of the new developments in Mexican-American music in the southwestern United States. ... Read more |
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Chilpancingo
Chilpancingo or Chilpancingo de los Bravos , city (1990 pop. 97,165), capital of Guerrero state, S Mexico. Chilpancingo serves as the regional center of agricultural industry, producing primarily corn and bananas. Its full name, Chilpancingo de los Bravos, is in honor of its heroes in the war... Read more |
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masks
...was a feature of the mask rituals of Mexico. The vestiges of such beliefs have been revived by the mask-maker, El Zarco Guerrero, the creator of the contemporary Nagual mask, which is central to the masked dance that takes place during the Dia de Los... |
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Guerrero
Guerrero, Mexico A state since 1849 named after Vicente Guerrero (1782–1831), a successful guerrilla leader in Mexico's wars of independence (1810–21). He became president for less than a year in 1829 before being deposed and executed, yet the name has been retained. |
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Guerrero Negro
Guerrero Negro, Baja California Sur/Mexico ‘Black Warrior’ from the name of an American whaling ship which sank at the entrance to the nearby Laguna Ojo de Liebre in 1858. |
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Acapulco
Acapulco (Acapulco de Juárez), Guerrero/Mexico ‘Place where the Reeds were destroyed’ or ‘Place of Giant Reeds’ from the Nahuatl acatil pulco. The natural... |
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Taxco
Taxco, Guerrero/Mexico Tlacho A Spanish version of the previous name meaning ‘(Place of) the Ball Game’. The Toltec, who are thought to have invented this game, called it tlachtli. See Querétaro. |
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Chilpancingo
Chilpancingo, Guerrero/Mexico Founded in 1591 with the name ‘Place of the Wasps’. The full name is Chilpancingo de los Bravos, Bravos being added in honour of Leonardo, Nicolás, and Victor Bravo, local heroes of the revolution (1910–21). |
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Zihuatanejo
Zihuatanejo, Guerrero/Mexico Cihuatlan At one time a matriarchal society, its name means ‘Place of Women’. |
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Iguala
Iguala, Guerrero/Mexico In full, Iguala de la Independencia. Settled in 1750 and named after Agustín de Iturbide's Iguala Plan which called for an independent Mexico ruled by a monarchy. The Spanish iguala means ‘agreement’. |
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Iguala, Plan of
...proclaimed in the Mexican town of Iguala by the Creole leader ITURBIDE, with the support of the guerrilla leader, Vincent Guerrero. The plan stated that Mexico would be organized as a constitutional monarchy under Ferdinand VII or another European prince... |
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Guerrero pledges to stay in race. (Texas Railroad Commissioner Lena Guerrero...
...Railroad Commission (TRC) Chairman Lena Guerrero, under fire for allegedly falsifying...finish and I am going to win it, too." Guerrero admitted late last week that she had...information was not falsified deliberately, Guerrero has said. Although she had said Monday... |
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Guerrero testifies shooting was meant as a prank
Damien Guerrero, on trial for murder in the 2003 shooting...stand by his attorney, Allan Sandquist. Guerrero, 20, of Highland, testified that he...trying to scare the 18- year-old when Guerrero accidentally shot her once from behind... |
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Guerrero dies; hero to Latin musicians
...RAN MARCH 22, 2005 A2 Eduardo "Lalo" Guerrero died Thursday. An article Friday on...popular Chicano musician Eduardo "Lalo" Guerrero died Wednesday at a Rancho Mirage, Calif...to popular Latin- flavored parodies, Guerrero's influence was felt far and wide in... |
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Guerrero voted AL MVP, beats Sheffield and Ramirez.(The Orange County Register)
...national holiday. Native son Vladimir Guerrero was announced as the American League...Miguel Tejada had been two years earlier. Guerrero accepted the award at the Presidential...Domingo, the Angels were equally glad the Guerrero Era began with such a splash. The ... |
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Guerrero case gets new prosecutor, defense attorney
...Represented by a new defense attorney, Damien Guerrero appeared in court Wednesday for the first...death of Redlands teen Kelly Bullwinkle. Guerrero's jury split 11-1 in favor of convicting...Blumenthal, who has been retained by Guerrero. The next hearing in the case is ... |
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GUERRERO TOLD HE'S A WALKING MEDICAL MIRACLE
...500 - The 72nd - May 29, 1988Roberto Guerrero was disappointed with his qualifying...world around him. Lucky to be alive.Guerrero, last year's runner-up to Al Unser...Until the reminder. After that, Guerrero realized that he should be "over the... |
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Guerrero collects AL MVP award Angels outfielder wins in landslide BASEBALL
...anywhere else on the planet. Vladimir Guerrero of the Anaheim Angels won the American...It's in our blood,'' said Guerrero, speaking through an interpreter on...enforced, growing up, on young kids.'' Guerrero is the fourth Dominican to win a league... |
 "The Boston Globe (Boston, MA)")
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GUERRERO A HEAVEN-SENT ANGEL IN ANAHEIM
VLADIMIR GUERRERO ENTERED YESTERDAY FOURTH AMONG AMERICAN...PERCENTAGE PLUS SLUGGING PERCENTAGE). Guerrero renewed acquaintances with the Red Sox...as the best player in baseball. Does Guerrero have a legitimate chance to be the first... |
 "The Monitor (McAllen, TX)")
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Omar Guerrero denied bond, some charges remain up in air.
...Barnett Feb. 20--MISSION -- Omar Guerrero didn't need to attend his arraignment...arraignment at Mission Municipal Court. Guerrero, 30, of McAllen, was arraigned on...were still deciding whether to charge Guerrero with evading prosecution. But police... |
 "San Jose Mercury News (San Jose, CA)")
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Guerrero defeats Aiken for IBF title.
...the shoulders of his trainer, Robert Guerrero looked down on a world that was suddenly...Federation's new featherweight champion. Guerrero took Eric Aiken's will, then his belt...Staples Center. As the 23-year-old Guerrero was carried around the ring by trainer... |
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