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'''Mexico''' (Spanish: ''México''); (Náhuatl: ''Mēxihco''), officially the '''Republic of Mexico''' (''República de México''), is a country in the southern and western portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the Amerikaner Free State; to the northeast by Tussenland and Opdamsland; to the east by South Tussenland and the Gulf of Mexico; to the west by the Pacific Ocean and to the south by Boschland. Mexico is the most populous nation in North America and the most populous Spanish-speaking nation in the world. The nations capital: [[Mexico city]] (''Ciudad de México'') or known as CDMX, is the largest metropolitan area of North America and in the Western Hemisphere. Other major Urban areas include Guadalajara, Monterrey, Puebla, Los Angeles, San Antonio, Ciudad de Guatemala, Goudhaven, Jiménez and Santa Maria.
Pre-Columbian Mexico traces its origins to 8,000 BC and is identified as a cradles 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 then became known as New Spain. The Catholic Church played an important role as millions of indigenous inhabitants converted. The colony became rich due to 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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