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Eagle Pass

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Eagle Pass, Texas/USA El Paso de Aguila The present name is merely a translation of the original Spanish name which was acquired because of the apparent resemblance of the hills through which the Rio Grande flows, and on which the town lies, to the wings of an eagle in flight.

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