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México

México. La Ciudad de México. Flag of M é xico. The Coat of Arms recalls an old Aztec legend: "The Aztec people were guided by Huitzilopochtli to seek a place where an eagle landed on a prickly-pear cactus, eating a snake". .

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México

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  1. México La Ciudad de México

  2. Flag of México

  3. The Coat of Arms recalls an old Aztec legend: • "The Aztec people were guided by Huitzilopochtli to seek a place where an eagle landed on a prickly-pear cactus, eating a snake".

  4. After 100s of years of wandering they found the sign on a small swampy island in Lake Texcoco. • Their new home they named Mexico-Tenochtitlan ("In the Moon's navel-Place of the Prickly Pear Cactus").

  5. In A.D. 1325 they built a city on the site of the island in the lake; this is now the center (downtown) of Mexico City.

  6. México • Población: 18,660,000 • Altura: 2.309 metros 7.575 pies • Moneda: peso

  7. Comida típica Pozole A pre-columbian soup/stew made from hominy, pork, cabbage, avocado and lime juice. Tamales A traditional dish dating back to 500B.C. They were a portable food for the Mayas, Aztecs and Incas. Natillas Custard dessert made from eggs, vanilla and milk

  8. GenteFamosaFamous People

  9. CristianCastro • CristianCastro (born CristianSáenz Castro or Cristian Valdez on December 8, 1974 in Mexico City) is a Grammy Award-nominated Mexican pop singer. • He is referred to as "Christian Castro", "Cristian", or "El GallitoFeliz" (The Happy Little Rooster). • Website for Cristian Castro

  10. FridaKahlo • 1907-1954 • Famous mexican painter • Married muralist Diego Rivera • Mostly painted portraits and still life. • Suffered from polio and numerous injuries from a bus accident • Frida

  11. Diego Rivera Diego Rivera (1886 –1957) was born Diego María de la Concepción Juan NepomucenoEstanislao de la Rivera y Barrientos Acosta y Rodríguez .

  12. Diego Rivera He was a world-famous Mexicanpainter, an active Communist, and husband of FridaKahlo, 1929-1939 and 1940-1954 (her death). He painted large wall works in fresco He helped establish the Mexican Mural Renaissance. Between 1922 and 1953, Rivera painted murals in Mexico City, Chapingo, Cuernavaca, San Francisco, Detroit, and New York City.[1]

  13. Padre Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla • 1753-1811 • Mexican priest and revolutionary • Leader of the Mexican Revolutionary movement • Worked to improve the life of the native people

  14. What would you like to learn about México?

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