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Anáhuac
Anáhuac, Mexico, USA Mexico: two states, Nuevo León and Zacetecas, have towns with this name. They are less well known than the region that was the centre of Aztec Mexico. The name means ‘Land by the Water’ in Nahuatl, a reference to the five interlocking lakes which surrounded Tenochtitlán (now Mexico City) when the Spanish arrived in 1519. They have since been drained.
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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Anáhuac." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Anáhuac." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Anhuac.html JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Anáhuac." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Anhuac.html |
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Anáhuac
Anáhuac [Aztec,=near the water], geographical term used variously in Mexico before the Spanish Conquest. Today it commonly refers to that part of the central plateau of Mexico comprising the Pánuco and Lerma river systems and the lake basin of the Valley of Mexico. |
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"Anáhuac." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Anáhuac." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Anahuac.html "Anáhuac." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Anahuac.html |
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