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HOW DID MEXICO BECOME A COUNTRY

  • On September 16, 1810, Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, a parish priest from the town of Dolores, issued a call to rebellion. In response, rebel leader Vicente Guerrero and defected royalist general Agustín de Itúrbide collaborated to gain Mexico's independence from Spain in 1821.

WHAT KIND OF GOVERNMENT DOES MEXICO HAVE AND WHAT ARE THE TOP 5 INDUSTRY’S

  • Republic
  • Its main industries are food and beverages, tobacco, chemicals, iron and steel

MAIN RELIGIONS BEING PRACTICED IN MEXICO AND WHO ARE SOME RAMOS PEOPLE IN MEXICO

  • Roman Catholicism   83% Other Christian   10% Other Religion   0.2% No religion   5% Unspecified   3% Salma Hayek
  • Carlos Fuentes Luis Miguel
  • Diego luna
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WHAT LANGUAGE WHAT CURRENCY AND WHAT IS THE EXCHANGE RATE

  • Spanish
  • Pesos
  • 1 Mexican Peso equals 0.052 US Dollar
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WHAT TYPE OF GEOGRAPHY DOES MEXICO HAVE

  • Almost all of Mexico is on the North American Plate, with small parts of the Baja California Peninsula in the northwest on the Pacific and Cocos Plates. Some geographers include the portion east of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec including the Yucatán Peninsula within North America.

WHAT TYPE OF FOOD DO THEY EAT

  • Tamales tacos enchiladas beans

WHAT DAYS DO THEY CELEBRATE

  • Cinco de mayo and dis de los muertos day of the dead Independence Day
  • Cinco de Mayo is a holiday that recognizes the victory of the Mexican army over the French army on May 5, 1862, at the Battle of Puebla. Led by General Ignacio Zaragoza Seguín, the poorly equipped Mexican army made a stand against French forces near the forts of Loreto and Guadalupe.
  • Cinco de Mayo is a holiday that recognizes the victory of the Mexican army over the French army on May 5, 1862, at the Battle of Puebla. Led by General Ignacio Zaragoza Seguín, the poorly equipped Mexican army made a stand against French forces near the forts of Loreto and Guadalupe.
  • Independence Day (Día de la Independencia) is a Mexican holiday to celebrate the “cry of independence” on September 16, 1810, which started a revolt against the Spaniards.
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HOW MANY STATE ARE IN MEXICO AND WHAT IS THE CAPITAL

  • Mexico has a population of 112,468,855 (July 2010 estimate) and its capital and largest city is Mexico City. Mexico is divided into 32 federal entities, of which 31 are states and one is a federal district.