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After Mexico's defeat in the [[Mexican-Dutch Boer War]], internal popularity and legitimacy of the Emperor of Mexico waned and in 1909 the Emperor of Mexico abdicated and after the [[Mexican constitutional crisis]] was replaced by the '''Republic of Mexico'''. During the 20th century economic and political rivalry between Mexico and New Netherlands dominated political discourse. Starting in the 1930's Mexico experienced a massive economic boom with investment and advancement in mining, refining, industry, manufacturing and agriculture sectors spurred by modernization policies of the Mexican government.
== Etymology ==
''Mēxihco'' is the Nahuatl term for the heartland of the Aztec Empire, namely the Valley of Mexico and surrounding territories, with its people being known as the Mexica. In the colonial era, when Mexico was called New Spain, this central region became the Intendency of Mexico, during colonial reforms in the 1850's the colony was locally referred to as the Crown colony of Mexico or the viceroy of Mexico. After the colony achieved independence from the Spanish Empire in 1881 with the new country being named after its capital: Mexico City, which itself was founded in 1524 on the site of the ancient Mexica capital of Mexico-Tenochtitlan.
== History ==
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