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Mexico's post agency, Correos de México, does not offer an official list of state name abbreviations, and as such, they are not included below. A list of Mexican states and several versions of their abbreviations can be found here.
Territorio Muisca, archived version, Geneva Foundation for Medical Education and Research "Cultura Muisca". pueblosoriginarios.com. Retrieved 2022-12-02. "LOCALIZACIÓN DEL RESGUARDO DE COTA Confederación de Bogotá - Territorio Muisca" in 4.
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo officially ended the Mexican–American War, forcing large territorial concessions by Mexico. All claims over Texas were abandoned, while the Rio Grande was established as the permanent border between the countries, thus giving portions of the states of Chihuahua , Coahuila and Tamaulipas to the United States.
In 1847 the city of Querétaro was named the capital of Mexico after Mexico City was invaded by the United States. [12] On May 30, 1848, the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was signed, forcing Mexico to lose the northern half of its territory in exchange for ending the occupation of Mexico City and the main Mexican ports such as Veracruz.
Mexico City is the capital of the United Mexican States. It had special status as a federal district until January 2016 and was originally called Distrito Federal. Mexico City was separated from the State of Mexico, of which it was the capital, on November 18, 1824, to become the capital of the federation. As such, it belonged not to any state ...
Mexico, [a] [b] officially the United Mexican States, [c] is a country in the southern portion of North America.Covering 1,972,550 km 2 (761,610 sq mi), [11] it is the world's 13th largest country by area; with a population of almost 130 million, it is the 10th most populous country and has the most Spanish speakers in the world. [1]
Another important waterfall is the Tamasopo and at the Nacimiento del Río Huichihuayán (source of the Huichihuayán River) near the village of the same name, the water comes out of the mountains, forming pools large enough for swimming. [6] It is one of the most bio-diverse regions in Mexico, with over 2,000 species of plants.
Mesa del Norte is part of the extreme northern part of the Mexican Plateau. The Mesa del Norte or northern plateau averages 1,100 metres (3,600 ft) in elevation above mean sea level and extends south from the Rio Grande (Río Bravo del Norte) through the states of Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango, Zacatecas and San Luis Potosí.