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On August 1, 1856, Mexico issued its first postage stamps. The design, a portrait of Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, the parish priest who led an unsuccessful bid for Mexican independence in 1810, reflected the reform politics of the Comonfort government. The stamps were somewhat crudely engraved and imperforate.
The splendid fairywren ( Malurus splendens) is a passerine bird in the Australasian wren family, Maluridae. It is found across much of the Australian continent from central-western New South Wales and southwestern Queensland over to coastal Western Australia. It inhabits predominantly arid and semi-arid regions.
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Languages of Mexico. The Constitution of Mexico does not declare an official language; however, Spanish is the de facto national language spoken by over 99% of the population [ 1] making it the largest Spanish speaking country in the world. Due to the cultural influence of the United States, American English is widely understood, especially in ...
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First edition of the National Anthem Allegory of the Mexican Homeland. The National Anthem of Mexico (Spanish: Himno Nacional Mexicano) was officially adopted in 1943.The lyrics of the national anthem, which allude to Mexican victories in the heat of battle and cries of defending the homeland, were composed by poet Francisco González Bocanegra in 1853, after his fiancée locked him in a room.
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. [ 12]
The pre-Columbian (or prehispanic) history of the territory now making up the country of Mexico is known through the work of archaeologists and epigraphers, and through the accounts of Spanish conquistadores, settlers and clergymen as well as the indigenous chroniclers of the immediate post-conquest period. Human presence in the Mexican region ...