Nuevo León

See main article Politics and government of Nuevo León. Official name: Estado Libre y Soberano de Nuevo León (Free and Sovereign State of Nuevo León). Official motto: Latin: Semper Ascendens (Always Ascending). Type of government: Republican and representative according to 30th article of the local constitution. See also: L ...

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Nuevo León, Nuevo León - Economy, Nuevo León - Government, Nuevo León - Geography, Nuevo León - Municipalities, Nuevo León - Sources

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The Spanish explored the north of Mexico some decades after their victory in the capital of the Aztecs, because in the north climate was harsher, because there was no gold there, and because they were attacked by natives. In the 16th century, Mexico and Guatemala were included in the vice-royalty of New Spain which included Nueva Extremadura. Coahuila was part of Nueva Extremadura. Francisco Cano was one of the earliest Eur ...

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Coahuila, Coahuila - History, Coahuila - Municipalities, Coahuila - List of governors

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A border blaster, in contrast to an international broadcast station, was a licensed commercial radio station that transmitted at very high power to the United States of America from various points along the Mexican border with that country. There were many such stations licensed by Mexico's Ministry of Communications and Transport (SCT) using transmitters with an output far in excess of licensed commercial stations located within the USA. In 1973 the border blaster XERB became world famous when George Lucas featured the station as the source for the musical sound ...

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• Border blaster - Background
• Border blaster - Geographical list of border blasters
• Border blaster - Baja California
• Border blaster - Sonora
• Border blaster - Chihuahua
• Border blaster - Coahuila
• Border blaster - Nuevo León
• Border blaster - Tamaulipas

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Acacia greggii is a species of Acacia native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico, from the extreme south of Utah (where, at 37°10' N it is the northernmost naturally-occurring Acacia species anywhere in the world) south through southern Nevada, southeast California, Arizona, New Mexico and western Texas to Baja California, Sinaloa and Nuevo León in Mexico. Common names include Catclaw Acacia, Gregg's Catclaw, Devil's Claw, Paradise Flower, Wait-a-minute tre ...

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John Cornyn (R) Texas is a state located in the United States of America. The 28th U.S. state, Texas joined the United States in 1845, after nine years of self governing. Its postal abbreviation is TX. The state name derives from a word in a Caddoan language of the Hasinai, táyshaʔ (or tejas, as the Spaniards spelled it), meaning friends or allies. Spanish explorers mistakenly applie ...

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• Texas - State law and government
• Texas - County government
• Texas - Municipal government
• Texas - School and special districts
• Texas - Politics
• Texas - Economy
• Texas - Film and television
• Texas - Healthcare and medical research
• Texas - Demographics
• Texas - Ethnic origins
• Texas - Cities and metropolitan areas
• Texas - Largest cities
• Texas - Metropolitan areas
• Texas - Education
• Texas - Colleges and universities
• Texas - Public schools
• Texas - Transportation
• Texas - Professional sports
• Texas - Miscellaneous information
• Texas - State designations and symbols
• Texas - Other state designations

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Crypto-Judaism is the secret adherence to Judaism while publicly professing to be of another faith; people who practice crypto-Judaism are referred to as "crypto-Jews". The term crypto-Jew is also used to describe descendants of Jews who still (generally secretly) maintain some Jewish traditions, often while adhering to other faiths, most commonly Catholicism. Crypto-Judaism - Europe. The many Marranos (in the Balearic Islands, Chuetas), who publicly professed Catholicism but privately adhered to Judaism du ...

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• Crypto-Judaism - Chuetas
• Crypto-Judaism - North America
• Crypto-Judaism - Central South America and Caribbean

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The United Mexican States or Mexico (Spanish: Estados Unidos Mexicanos or México; regarding the use of the variant spelling Méjico, see section The name below) is a country located in North America, bordered by the United States to the north, and Belize and Guatemala to the southeast. It is the northernmost and westernmost country in Latin America, and also the most populous Spanish-speaking country in the world. Mexico - History. Main article: History of Mexico < ...

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• Mexico - History
• Mexico - Pre-Hispanic Times
• Mexico - The Spanish Era
• Mexico - Mexican Independence
• Mexico - Government and politics
• Mexico - Political divisions
• Mexico - Major cities
• Mexico - Geography
• Mexico - Economy
• Mexico - Demographics
• Mexico - Religion
• Mexico - Languages
• Mexico - Education
• Mexico - Culture
• Mexico - The name

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A newspaper is a publication containing news and information and advertising, usually printed on low-cost paper called newsprint. It may be general or special interest, most often published daily or weekly. The first printed newspaper was published in 1605. The newspaper industry survived competition from 20th-century technologies, especially radio and television, but 21st-century develo ...

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• Newspaper - History
• Newspaper - Format
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• Newspaper - Newspaper journalism
• Newspaper - The future of newspapers
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• Newspaper - Afghanistan
• Newspaper - Argentina
• Newspaper - Belgium
• Newspaper - Brazil
• Newspaper - Chile
• Newspaper - Europe
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• Newspaper - Netherlands
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• Newspaper - Sweden
• Newspaper - United Kingdom
• Newspaper - United States

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The 1824 Constitution was the first full constitution adopted by the Mexican Republic. Enacted on 4 October 1824, following the overthrow of the short-lived Mexican Empire of Iturbide, the constitution stated that the new republic was to be styled the "United Mexican States" and was to be a representative federal republic of the people, with Roman Catholicism as the state religion. Congress was bicameral, with a Chamber of Deputies (one deputy per 80,000 inhabitants) and a Senate (two senators per state). A president and ...

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Vicente Fox Quesada (born July 2, 1942) is the current president of Mexico. He was elected in the 2000 presidential election, a historically significant election that made him the first president elected from an opposition party since Francisco Madero in 1910. His current term runs through 2006, after which he has said he will retire from political life – re-election is not possible under the Constitution of Mexico. Fox was born in Mexico City to a wealthy Mexican family of mixed Spanish-Irish descent (his father was of part- ...

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• Vicente Fox - The presidential candidacy
• Vicente Fox - Presidency
• Vicente Fox - The presidential couple
• Vicente Fox - Relations with Congress
• Vicente Fox - The Day of Democracy
• Vicente Fox - Fox candidates
• Vicente Fox - Legacy
• Vicente Fox - Economy
• Vicente Fox - Foreign policy
• Vicente Fox - Housing
• Vicente Fox - Health
• Vicente Fox - Law enforcement
• Vicente Fox - Employment
• Vicente Fox - Racist Comments
• Vicente Fox - Quotes

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The international border between Mexico and the United States runs from San Diego, California, and Tijuana, Baja California, in the west to Matamoros, Tamaulipas, and Brownsville, Texas, in the east. It traverses a variety of terrains, ranging from major urban areas to inhospitable deserts. From the border crossing at El Paso, Texas, and Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, to the east, it follows the course of the Rio Grande (Río Bravo del Norte) to the Gulf of Mexico; from the same binational conurbation westward to the Pacific Ocean, it crosses vast tracts of the Sonoran and Chihuahuan Deserts, the Colorado Riv ...

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• United States–Mexico border - History
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• United States–Mexico border - Sources

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Coahuila (formal name: Coahuila de Zaragoza) is one of Mexico's 31 component states. It is located in the north of the country. To the north Coahuila accounts for a 512 km stretch of the U.S.-Mexico border, adjacent to the U.S. state of Texas along the course of the Rio Grande (Río Bravo del Norte). Coahuila also borders on the Mexican states of Nuevo León to the east; San Luis Potosí and Zacatecas to the south; and Durango and Chihuahua to the west. With an area of 151,571 km², it is the nation's third biggest state. It comprises 38 municipalities (municipios). In 2000 Coahuila had an esti ...

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• Coahuila - Municipalities
• Coahuila - List of governors

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The Clark's Nutcracker (Nucifraga columbiana), is a large passerine bird, in the family Corvidae. It is slightly smaller than its Eurasian relative Spotted Nutcracker (N. caryocatactes). It is ashy-grey all over except for the black-and-white wings and central tail feathers (the outer ones are white). The bill, legs and feet are also black. It occurs in western North America from British Columbia and western Alberta in the north to Baja California and western New Mexico in the south. There is also a small isolated ...

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The Central Standard Time Zone (CST) is a geographic region in the Americas that keeps time by subtracting six hours from UTC (UTC-6). In Canada, this time zone includes all of Manitoba, nearly all of Saskatchewan, a slice of western Ontario, and central Nunavut. In the United States, the time zone includes the entire area of the states of Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Iowa, Louisiana, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Oklahoma, and Wisconsin; and portions of Florida, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Nebraska, ...

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Ricardo González Gutiérrez (Cepillín) (1945, Monterrey, Nuevo León) is a, Mexican clown as well as a singer, TV host and actor. Ricardo was a dentist who started to paint his face so that kids would not be afraid of him as he worked on their teeth. He became famous when a local TV channel interviewed him. The name Cepillín means little (tooth) brush, "cepillo" ("de dientes") in Spanish. With Televisa he had a show called El Show de Cepillín. This show was an educational, comedy and interview sh ...

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The PAN occupies the right of Mexico's political spectrum, advocating free enterprise, reduced taxes, smaller government, and reform of the welfare state. Its philosophy has similarities with the Republican Party of the United States, the Conservative Party of Canada or Europe's Christian Democratic parties, and many of its members are also advocates of Roman Catholicism as a political inspiration. The PAN is a member of the Christian Democrat Organization of America (CDOA). The PAN officially claims to be a non-confessional party in a count ...

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National Action Party Mexico, National Action Party Mexico - Right-wing politics, National Action Party Mexico - Recent history

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The international border between the United States and Mexico extends over 3,141 km (1,952 miles). The boundary follows the middle of the Rio Grande — according to the 1848 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo between the two nations, "along the deepest channel" — from its mouth on the Gulf of Mexico a distance of 2,019 km (1,254 miles) to a point just upstream of El Paso, Texas, and Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua. It then follows an alignment westward overland and marked by monuments a distance of 858 km (533 miles) to the Colorado River. Thence it f ...

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United States–Mexico border, United States–Mexico border - Geography, United States–Mexico border - History, United States–Mexico border - Migration issues, United States–Mexico border - Sources

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In the mid 1500s, the area was unexplored by the Spanish and known as Extremadura Valley. Several unsuccessful expeditions led by Alberto del Canto had tried to colonize the area. An expedition led by Luis Carvajal y de la Cueva established a settlement in the area called San Luis Re di Francia but was frustrated by the Inquisition and the persecution of the Sephardim among the colonists. A third expedition of twelve families led by Diego de Montemayor founded Ciudad Metropolitana de Nuestra Señora de Monterrey (Metropolitan City of Our Lad ...

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Monterrey, Monterrey - Geography, Monterrey - Economy Government and Public Safety, Monterrey - Industry and business, Monterrey - Famous Places, Monterrey - History, Monterrey - Food, Monterrey - Education, Monterrey - Sports, Monterrey - Famous people

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As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there are 176,576 people, 46,852 households, and 39,964 families residing in the city. The population density is 868.9/km² (2,250.5/mi²). There are 50,319 housing units at an average density of 247.6/km² (641.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 82.27% White, 0.37% African American, 0.44% Native American, 0.46% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 13.94% from other races, and 2.49% from two or more races. 94.13% of the p ...

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Laredo Texas, Laredo Texas - History, Laredo Texas - Geography, Laredo Texas - Demographics, Laredo Texas - Sister cities, Laredo Texas - Famous People born in Laredo TX, Laredo Texas - Education, Laredo Texas - Colleges and Universities, Laredo Texas - Area school districts, Laredo Texas - Newspapers & Media

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(on 1 January 2002) Peeters 33,273 Janssens 31,529 Maes 25,654 Jacobs 20,229 Mertens 18,927 Willems 18,604 Claes 16,822 Goossens 16,202 Wouters 15,950 De Smet 14,491 The ten most common names in Belgium, shown above, are all of Flemish origin. The ten most common names in the Walloon region are: Dubois 9.804 Lambert 9.099 Martin 7.266 Dupont 6.688 Dumont 6.614 Leclercq 6.431 Simon 6.285 Laurent 5 ...

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List of most common surnames, List of most common surnames - Argentina, List of most common surnames - Belgium, List of most common surnames - Brazil, List of most common surnames - Bulgaria, List of most common surnames - Canada, List of most common surnames - Quebec, List of most common surnames - China, List of most common surnames - Croatia, List of most common surnames - Czech Republic, List of most common surnames - Denmark, List of most common surnames - Estonia, List of most common surnames - Finland, List of most common surnames - France, List of most common surnames - Germany, List of most common surnames - Hungary, List of most common surnames - India, List of most common surnames - Ireland, List of most common surnames - Israel, List of most common surnames - Italy, List of most common surnames - Japan, List of most common surnames - Korea, List of most common surnames - Latvia, List of most common surnames - Mexico, List of most common surnames - Nuevo León, List of most common surnames - The Netherlands, List of most common surnames - Norway, List of most common surnames - Philippines, List of most common surnames - Poland, List of most common surnames - Portugal, List of most common surnames - Romania, List of most common surnames - Russia, List of most common surnames - Serbia and Montenegro, List of most common surnames - Spain, List of most common surnames - Singapore, List of most common surnames - Slovenia, List of most common surnames - Sri Lanka, List of most common surnames - Sweden, List of most common surnames - United Kingdom, List of most common surnames - United States, List of most common surnames - Vietnam

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