1. Mexico.
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MEXICAN politics & government ,LANGUAGES in Mexico ,PROTESTANTS ,RELIGION - Abstract
The article presents information about Mexico. Mexico was the site of advanced Indian civilizations. The Mayas, an agricultural people, moved up from Yucatan, built immense stone pyramids, invented a calendar. The Toltecs were overcome by the Aztecs, who founded Tenochtitlan AD 1325, now Mexico City. Hernando Cortes, Spanish conquistador, destroyed the Aztec empire, 1519-21. In the presidential election of July 2, 2000, the PRI lost for the 1st time in over 7 decades; the winner, opposition candidate Vicente Fox Quesada, took office December 1, 2000. The principal languages of the country are Spanish, Maya, and Zapotec. The Roman Catholic and Protestants are the chief religions of the country.
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- 2006