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| ARTICLES RELATED TO Tamaulipas | | | |  Tamaulipas: Encyclopedia II - Mexico - Political divisionsMexico is divided into 31 states (estados) and a federal district. Each state has its own constitution and its citizens elect a governor as well as representatives to their respective state congresses.
1.Aguascalientes
2.Baja California
3.Baja California Sur
4.Campeche
5.Chiapas
6.Chihuahua
7.Coahuila
8.Colima
9.Durango
10.Guanajuato
11.Guerrero
12.Hidalgo
13.Jalisco
14.México
15.Michoac ...
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| | | | | Tamaulipas: Encyclopedia II - Newspaper - Format Most modern newspapers are in one of three sizes:
Broadsheets: 600mm by 380mm (23½ by 15 inches), generally associated with more intellectual newspapers, although a trend towards 'compact' newspapers is changing this.
Tabloids: half the size of broadsheets at 380mm by 300mm (15 by 11¾ inches), and often perceived as sensationalist in contrast to broadsheets.
Berliner or Midi: 470mm by 315mm (18½ by 12¼ inches) used by European papers such as Le Monde in France, La Stampa in Italy or, from 12 September 2005, The Guardi ...
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| | | | | | Tamaulipas: Encyclopedia II - Zapata County Texas - Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 2,740 km² (1,058 mi²). 2,582 km² (997 mi²) of it is land and 159 km² (61 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 5.80% water.
More Hang Gliding World Records have been set from Zapata, Texas than any other location in the world. The World Record Encampment has been taking place at the Zapata County Airport since 2000, and the first hang glider flights to break the 308 mile barrier took place there the first year. The current distance record is 438 miles se ...
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| | | | | Tamaulipas: Encyclopedia II - Mexico - Government and politics Main articles: Government of Mexico, Politics of Mexico
The 1917 Constitution provides for a federal republic with powers separated into independent executive, legislative, and judicial branches. Historically, the executive is the dominant branch, with power vested in the president, who promulgates and executes the laws of the Congress. Congress has played an increasingly important role since 1997, when opposition parties first formed a majority in the legislature. The president also legislates by executive decree in certain ec ...
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| | | | | Tamaulipas: Encyclopedia II - Mexico - Religion Mexico is predominantly Roman Catholic (about 89% of the population). It is the second nation with the largest Catholic population, behind Brazil and before the United States. Also, 6% of the population adheres to various Protestant faiths (mostly Pentecostal), and the remaining 5% of the population adhering to other religions or professing no religion. Some of the country's Catholics (notably those of indigenous background) syncretize Catholicism with various el ...
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| | | | | Tamaulipas: Encyclopedia II - Mexico - The name Mexico is named after its capital city, whose name comes from the Aztec city Mexico-Tenochtitlan that preceded it. The Mexi part of the name is from Mexitli, the war god, whose name was derived from metztli (the moon) and xictli (navel) and thus meant "navel (probably implying 'child') of the moon". So, Mexico is the home of the people of Mexitli (the Mexicas), co meaning "pla ...
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| | | | | Tamaulipas: Encyclopedia II - McAllen Texas - Geography and Climate McAllen is at 26°12'59" North, 98°14'11" West (26.216263, -98.236385)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 119.8 km² (46.3 mi²). 119.1 km² (46.0 mi²) of it is land and 0.8 km² (0.3 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 0.63% water.
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| | | | | Tamaulipas: Encyclopedia II - McAllen Texas - Transportation
McAllen Texas - Mass Transit.
McAllen Express covers six different color coded routes throughout the city from 6:00 am to 5:55 pm Monday through Friday.
McAllen Texas - Airports.
McAllen-Miller International Airport is the premier business airport of the Rio Grande Valley served by American Airlines with non-stop service to Dallas, Continental with non-stop service to Houston and Mexico City, and Allegiant Airlines with non-stop flights to Las Vegas.
Edinburg International Airport loc ...
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| | | | | Tamaulipas: Encyclopedia II - Mexican peso - Banknotes Banknotes are issued in denominations of $20, $50, $100, $200, $500, and, since November 2004, a new $1000 note. A $10 note existed during the early days of the changeover; while still legal tender, they are no longer printed and no longer found in circulation.
These banknotes depict the following figures from Mexican history:
Note:$10 Emiliano Zapata note was withdrawn from circulation in 1997.
Note:$20 Benito Juárez bill has been a polymer banknote since 2002.
Since December 2005, $100, $20 ...
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| | | | | Tamaulipas: Encyclopedia II - Newspaper - Overview A daily newspaper is issued every day, often with the exception of Sundays and some national holidays. Saturday, and where they exist Sunday, editions of daily newspapers tend to be large, include more specialized sections, and cost more.
Weekly newspapers are also common and tend to be smaller and less prestigious than daily papers. However, those Sunday newspapers that do not have weekday editions are not considered to be weekly newspapers, and are generally equivalent in ...
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| | | | | Tamaulipas: Encyclopedia II - Mexico - Languages Spanish is the official language of Mexico and is spoken by the majority of the population. About 7% of the population speak an Amerindian language. The government officially recognizes 62 Amerindian languages. Of these Nahuatl, and Maya are each spoken by 1.5 million, while others, such as Lacandon, are spoken by fewer than 100. The Mexican government has promoted and established bilingual education progr ...
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| | | | | Tamaulipas: Encyclopedia II - Mexico - Education Mexico has made impressive improvements in education in the last two decades. In 2004, the literacy rate was at 92%, and the youth literacy rate (ages 15-24) was 96%. Primary and secondary education (9 years) is free and mandatory. Even though different bilingual education programs have existed since the 1960s for the indigenous communities, after a constitution reform in the late 1990s, these programs have had a new thrust, and free text books are produced in more than a dozen indigenous languages.
In the 1970's, Mexico became the fi ...
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| | | | | Tamaulipas: Encyclopedia II - Mexico - The name Mexico is named after its capital city, whose name comes from the Aztec city Mexico-Tenochtitlan that preceded it. The Mexi part of the name is from Mexitli, the war god, whose name was derived from metztli (the moon) and xictli (navel) and thus meant "navel (probably implying 'child') of the moon". So, Mexico is the home of the people of Mexitli (the Mexicas), co meaning "pla ...
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| | | | | Tamaulipas: Encyclopedia II - Mexican peso - History
Mexican peso - First Peso.
The peso was initially the name of the eight real coin issued in Mexico by Spain. This were the so-called Spanish dollars or pieces of eight.
The name peso means weight, and this is a reference to the principal characteristic of the coin. During colonial times, the silver mines of Mexico supplied ample sources of pure silver and, more importantly, the peso was the first coin to have a border that made it easy to detect if the coin had been tampered with. It was a common pr ...
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| | | | | Tamaulipas: Encyclopedia II - Laredo Texas - Geography Laredo is located at 27°31'28" North, 99°29'26" West (27.524445, -99.490593)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 206.0 km² (79.6 mi²). 203.2 km² (78.5 mi²) of it is land and 2.8 km² (1.1 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 1.37% water.
Laredo is at the southern end of Interstate 35, which spans from Duluth, Minnesota, to Laredo.
Also according to the United States Census Bureau, at a 2000 census, Laredo is the second fastest growing city in the United Sta ...
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| | | | | Tamaulipas: Encyclopedia II - Newspaper - Advertising Most newspapers make nearly all their money from advertising. The income from the customer's payment at the news-stand is small in comparison. For that reason newspapers are not expensive to buy, and some (such as AM New York) are free. The portion of the newspaper that is not advertising is called editorial content, editorial matter, or simply editorial, although the last term is also used to refer specifically to those articles in wh ...
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| | | | | Tamaulipas: Encyclopedia II - Garza - From Texas
Garza - People.
Cayetano Garza – an American comic designer and illustrator
Emilio M. Garza – an American judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Henry Garza – one of the members of Los Lonely Boys
Juan Garza &nash; an American murderer, executed under the death penalty in 2001
Kika de la Garza – an American congressperson
Tony Garza – a Mexican American politician, current ambassador of the United States to Mexico and husband of María Asunción Aramburuzabala, ...
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| | | | | Tamaulipas: Encyclopedia II - Texas - Geography
Texas - Location.
Texas borders New Mexico on the west, Oklahoma on the north (across the Red River), and Louisiana (across the Sabine River) and Arkansas on the east. To the southwest, across the Rio Grande, Texas borders the Mexican states of Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León, and Tamaulipas. To the southeast of Texas lies the Gulf of Mexico.
Texas lies in the south-central part of the United States of America. Texas is considered to form part of the US South and part of the U.S. Southwest. Some regions o ...
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| | | | | | Tamaulipas: Encyclopedia II - Harlingen Texas - Education Public Elementary Schools - Austin Elementary, Bonham Elementary, Bowie Elementary, Crockett Elementary, Dishman Elementary, Houston Elementary, Jefferson Elementary, Lamar Elementary, Long Elementary, Milam Elementary, Rodriguez Elementary, Stuart Elementary, Travis Elementary, Treasure Hills Elementary, Wilson Elementary, Zavala Elementary, New Pathways
Secondary Public Schools - Harlingen High School, Harlingen High School South, KEYS Academy, Secondary Alternative Center, Coakley Middle School, Memorial Middle School, Vernon Middle School ...
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| | | | | Tamaulipas: Encyclopedia II - Garza - From Coahuila
Garza - People.
Aarón Sáenz Garza – a politician
Héctor Garza – a professional wrester
Jaime Garza – an actor
José María Garza Gallán – a politican, former governor of Coahuila
Mariana Garza – an actress, sister of Jaime
Venustiano Carranza Garza – President of Mexico
Garza - Places.
Garza Galá ...
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