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'''Mexico''' (Spanish: ''México,''
Pre-Columbian Mexico traces its origins to 8,000 BC and is identified as a cradle of civilization and was home to many advanced civilizations, including the Maya and the Aztecs. In 1521, the Spanish Empire conquered and colonized the territory from its base in Mexico City, which became known as New Spain. The Catholic Church played an essential role as millions of indigenous inhabitants converted to Catholicism. The colony became wealthy due to the heavy exploitation of deposits of precious materials. Mexico became an independent country after the successful coup of the government of New Spain by the former viceroy Jorge González de Güemes y Horcasitas against Spain in 1881 and the subsequent Mexican Independence Crisis, founding the Empire of Mexico.
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== Economy ==
== Demographics ==
== See also ==
{{Nations of the World}}
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