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  2. Pacentro - Wikipedia

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    Pacentro is a comune of 1,279 inhabitants of the province of L'Aquila in Abruzzo, Italy. It is a well-preserved historic medieval village located in central Italy, several kilometers from the City of Sulmona about 170 kilometres (110 mi) east of Rome.

  3. Mexican Cession - Wikipedia

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    Mexico controlled the territory later known as the Mexican Cession, with considerable local autonomy punctuated by several revolts and few troops sent from central Mexico and the capital of Mexico City, in the period from 1821–1822 after the Mexican War of Independence from the Kingdom of Spain up through to 1846 when U.S. military forces ...

  4. Territorial evolution of Mexico - Wikipedia

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    The Boundary Treaty of 1970 transferred 823 acres (3.33 km 2) of Mexican territory to the U.S., in areas near Presidio and Hidalgo, Texas, to build flood control channels. In exchange, the U.S. ceded 2,177 acres (8.81 km 2 ) to Mexico, including five parcels near Presidio , the Horcon Tract containing the little town of Rio Rico, Texas , and ...

  5. Territorial evolution of North America since 1763 - Wikipedia

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    The United Kingdom ceded most of its remaining land in North America to Canada, with Rupert's Land and the North-Western Territory becoming the North-West Territories. The Rupert's Land Act 1868 transferred the region to Canada as of 1869, but it was only consummated in 1870 when £300,000 were paid to the Hudson's Bay Company .

  6. Castello Caldora - Wikipedia

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    Castello Cantelmo-Caldora (Italian for Cantelmo-Caldora Castle) is a Middle Ages castle in Pacentro, Province of L'Aquila . [1] History. The castle was built before ...

  7. List of territorial disputes - Wikipedia

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    Controlled by the PRC since the 2012 Scarborough Shoal standoff. Sakteng Wildlife Sanctuary [93] Bhutan China [note 1] Republic of China [note 1] Senkaku Islands (Diaoyu Tai or Diaoyu Dao) [1] Japan China [note 1] Republic of China [note 1] Controlled by Japan but claimed by the PRC and ROC. [94] Sixty-Four Villages East of the River Russia

  8. Rebel Zapatista Autonomous Municipalities - Wikipedia

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    They also fought for land rights, labor and trade, housing, and fuel-supply issues, promoting arts (especially indigenous language and traditions), and administering justice. [11] On 17 August 2019, the Zapatistas announced a significant increase of autonomous municipalities, and a new term for centers of Zapatista autonomy.

  9. Ranchos of California - Wikipedia

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    The Flores Adobe was built 1838–45 by Governor José María Flores on Rancho San Pascual.. During the Mexican era (1821–1846), grantees received legal title to the land. In 1821, Mexico achieved its independence from Spain, and California came under control of the Mexican government.