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  2. Oaxaca - Wikipedia

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    Oaxaca, [a] officially the Free and Sovereign State of Oaxaca, [b] is one of the 32 states that compose the Federative Entities of the United Mexican States.It is divided into 570 municipalities, of which 418 (almost three quarters) are governed by the system of usos y costumbres (customs and traditions) [8] with recognized local forms of self-governance.

  3. Oaxaca City - Wikipedia

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    A Benevá mezcal dealer in the city of Oaxaca A cup of Oaxacan-style hot chocolate served in a traditional clay mug (with no handle) and pan de yema ('egg-yolk bread') The city of Oaxaca has long been considered "Mexico's culinary capital." [27] The most notable aspect of Oaxacan cuisine is its variety of moles, which are a type of complex sauce.

  4. History of Oaxaca - Wikipedia

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    Oaxaca was considered a department after the Mexican War of Independence, but after the fall of emperor Agustín de Iturbide, it became a state in 1824 with José Murguia as its first governor. During the 19th century, Oaxaca was split between liberal and conservative factions. The political and military struggles between the factions resulted ...

  5. Oaxaca Cathedral - Wikipedia

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    The Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption (Spanish: Catedral Metropolitana de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción), located in the city of Oaxaca de Juarez, Oaxaca, Mexico, is the seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Antequera, Oaxaca. Its construction began circa 1535 and it was consecrated on 12 July 1733.

  6. Indigenous peoples of Oaxaca - Wikipedia

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    However, Oaxaca remained largely an agriculture-based economy with little development throughout the colonial period, following Mexican independence in 1821 and following the revolution of 1910. [citation needed] By the 1980s and 1990s, Oaxaca was one of Mexico's poorest states. The state, and the indigenous people in particular, had some of ...

  7. Municipalities of Oaxaca - Wikipedia

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    [3] [4] Oaxaca is the tenth most populated state with 4,132,148 inhabitants as of the 2020 Mexican census and the fifth largest by land area spanning 93,757.6 square kilometres (36,200.0 sq mi). [1] [5] Municipalities in Oaxaca have some administrative autonomy from the state according to the 115th article of the 1917 Constitution of Mexico. [6]

  8. Oaxaca Valley - Wikipedia

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    The Central Valleys (Spanish: Valles Centrales) of Oaxaca, also simply known as the Oaxaca Valley, is a geographic region located within the modern-day state of Oaxaca in southern Mexico. In an administrative context, it has been defined as comprising the districts of Etla , Centro , Zaachila , Zimatlán , Ocotlán , Tlacolula and Ejutla . [ 1 ]

  9. Handcrafts and folk art in Oaxaca - Wikipedia

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    Oaxaca handcrafts and folk art is one of Mexico's important regional traditions of its kind, distinguished by both its overall quality and variety. Producing goods for trade has been an important economic activity in the state, especially in the Central Valleys region since the pre-Hispanic era which the area laid on the trade route between ...