United Mexican States

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United Mexican States - a republic in southern North America; became independent from Spain in 1810 Mexico Buena Vista - a pitched battle in the Mexican War in 1847; United States forces under Zachary Taylor defeated the Mexican forces under Santa Anna at a locality in northern Mexico Chapultepec - a pitched battle in the Mexican War that resulted in a major victory for American forces over Mexican forces at a locality south of Mexico City (1847) Battle of Puebla - a battle in which Mexican forces defeated the French in 1862 Mexican Revolution - a revolution for agrarian reforms led in northern Mexico by Pancho Villa and in southern Mexico by Emiliano Zapata (1910-1911) mole - spicy sauce often containing chocolate chili, chili con carne - ground beef and chili peppers or chili powder often with tomatoes and kidney beans enchilada - tortilla with meat filling baked in tomato sauce seasoned with chili tamale - corn and cornmeal dough stuffed with a meat mixture then wrapped in corn husks and steamed tortilla - thin unleavened pancake made from cornmeal or wheat flour taco - a tortilla rolled cupped around a filling burrito - a flour tortilla folded around a filling tostada - a crisp flat tortilla frijoles refritos, refried beans - dried beans cooked and mashed and then fried in lard with various seasonings OAS, Organization of American States - an association including most countries in the western hemisphere; created in 1948 to promote military and economic and social and cultural cooperation Mesoamerica - Mexico and Central America Yucatan Peninsula, Yucatan - a peninsula in Central America extending into the Gulf of Mexico between the Bay of Campeche and the Caribbean Sea Acapulco, Acapulco de Juarez - a port and fashionable resort city on the Pacific coast of southern Mexico; known for beaches and water sports (including cliff diving) Ciudad Juarez, Juarez - a city in northern Mexico on the Rio Grande opposite El Paso Ciudad Victoria - a city in east central Mexico Coahuila - a state in northern Mexico; mostly high plateau Culiacan - a city in northwestern Mexico Durango, Victoria de Durango - a city in north central Mexico; mining center Guadalajara - a city in southwestern Mexico; a popular health resort and site of architecture from the Spanish colonial era Hermosillo - a city in northwestern Mexico near the Gulf of California Leon - a city in central Mexico Matamoros - a city in northeastern Mexico opposite Brownsville near the mouth of the Rio Grande Mazatlan - a port city in western Mexico on the Pacific Ocean; tourist center Mexicali - a city in northwestern Mexico near the California border capital of Mexico, Ciudad de Mexico, Mexican capital, Mexico City - the capital and largest city of Mexico is a political and cultural and commercial and industrial center; one of the world's largest cities Monterrey - an industrial city in northeastern Mexico Nogales - a town in northern Mexico on the border of Arizona Oaxaca, Oaxaca de Juarez - a city of southeastern Mexico Orizaba - a city of east central Mexico (west of Veracruz); a popular resort Heroica Puebla de Zaragoza, Puebla, Puebla de Zaragoza - a city in south central Mexico (southeast of Mexico City) on the edge of central Mexican plateau Quintana Roo - a Mexican state on the eastern side of the Yucatan Peninsula San Luis Potosi - a city in central Mexico Santa Maria del Tule - a town in southeastern Mexico near Oaxaca; site of Ahuehuete, a giant Montezuma cypress Tabasco - a Mexican state on the Gulf of Campeche Tepic - a city in west central Mexico Tampico - a port city in eastern Mexico Torreon - a city in northern Mexico to the west of Monterrey Tuxtla Gutierrez - a city in southeastern Mexico Veracruz - a major Mexican port on the Gulf of Mexico in the state of Veracruz Villa Hermosa, Villahermosa - a city in southeastern Mexico; the capital of the state of Tabasco