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Maximilian, 1832–67, emperor of Mexico

(Encyclopedia)Maximilian, 1832–67, emperor of Mexico (1864–67). As the Austrian archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, he was denied a share in the imperial government by his reactionary brother, Emperor Francis Joseph...

Durango, state, Mexico

(Encyclopedia)Durango do͞orängˈgō [key], state, 47,691 sq mi (123,520 sq km), N central Mexico. The city of ...

Durango, city, Mexico

(Encyclopedia)Durango vēktôrˈyä ᵺā [key], city, capital of Durango state, N central Mexico, along the highway ...

Córdoba, city, Mexico

(Encyclopedia)Córdoba kôrˈdōvä [key], city, Veracruz state, E central Mexico. It is the commercial and ...

Colima, state, Mexico

(Encyclopedia)Colima kōlēˈmä [key], state, 2,010 sq mi (5,206 sq km), SW Mexico, on the Pacific Ocean. ...

Colima, city, Mexico

(Encyclopedia)Colima, city, capital of Colima state, SW Mexico. It is a marketing and processing center for the surrounding agricultural region. The city was founded ...

Colima, volcano, Mexico

(Encyclopedia)Colima kōlēˈmä [key], active volcano, 12,533 ft (3,820 m) high, S Jalisco, Mexico, 78 mi (125 km) S of Guadalajara near the Colima state border. Also known as Volcán de Fuego, it is one of the mo...

Chihuahua, state, Mexico

(Encyclopedia)Chihuahua chēwäˈwä [key], state, 94,831 sq mi (245,612 sq km), N Mexico, on the border of ...

Chihuahua, city, Mexico

(Encyclopedia)Chihuahua, city, capital of Chihuahua state, N Mexico. It lies in a valley almost encircled by hills. Chihuahua is the commercial and processing center ...

Hidalgo, state, Mexico

(Encyclopedia)Hidalgo ēᵺälˈgō [key], state, 8,058 sq mi (20,870 sq km), central Mexico. Pachuca de Soto is the capital. Cross...