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Mexico suffers frequent earthquakes. In 1985, thousands of people died in an earthquake in Mexico City. Mexico City is the highest city in North America and the world's largest capital: it is home to approximately one-fifth of the country's population. The Rio Grande is Mexico 's longest river and marks the border with the USA along part of its extent.
ho lived in Mexico 3000 years ago left giant, mysterious stone sculptures of heads. Despite their lack of metal tools and the use of the wheel, the original inhabitants of Mexico constructed stone structures and cities. The Aztecs built the capital city of Tenochtitlan on islands in Lake Texcoco around 1350. The Spaniards destroyed Tenochtitlan and used the site to build Mexico City.
Another name for Aztecs was Mexica, from which the country takes its modern name. Hernan Cortes, the Spanish explorer, landed in Mexico in 1517 calling his discovery New Spain. Cortes conquered Mexico for Spain. The Spanish brought smallpox to Mexico which killed many of the Indians. In 1551, the first university in America was founded in Mexico City. The Spanish Inquisition was established in Mexico City in 1571. After the Mexican-American War, the USA paid $15,000,000 for Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California. Many of Mexico's railways were built by British engineers.
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