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One of Merida's twin mansions, known as the Cámara Houses or "Las Casas Gemelas" Cathedral of Mérida as it appeared in 2010. Mérida was founded in 1542 by the Spanish conquistadors, including Francisco de Montejo the Younger and Juan de la Cámara, and named after the town of Mérida in Extremadura, Spain.
The International Committee of the Banner of Peace titled Merida as "City of Peace". The city held the II Alianza del Pacífico summit. 2012 – Alvaro Lara Pacheco becomes acting mayor, few months later Renán Barrera Concha wins the local election and he becomes the 34th mayor.
Mérida (Spanish: ⓘ) is a city and municipality of Spain, part of the Province of Badajoz, and capital of the autonomous community of Extremadura.Located in the western-central part of the Iberian Peninsula at 217 metres above sea level, the city is crossed by the Guadiana and Albarregas rivers.
It comprises the historic city center. It is the main commercial, cultural, and urban area, containing most museums, libraries, churches, and retail shopping stores in Mérida. Chama It is a residential area for the middle class located in the vicinity of the Chama river.
Augusta Emerita, also called Emerita Augusta, [1] was a Roman colonia founded in 25 BC in present day Mérida, Spain.The city was founded by Roman Emperor Augustus to resettle Emeriti soldiers from the veteran legions of the Cantabrian Wars, these being Legio V Alaudae, Legio X Gemina, and possibly Legio XX Valeria Victrix.
Land had been set aside for the cathedral at Mérida, the place recycled by the Spanish under Francisco de Montejo as the capital of the new colony. [6] The colonial city was set amidst the ruins of the Maya settlement of Ichcansiho (T'ho for short), and work for the church was begun shortly after Toral's arrival. [6]
The National Museum of Roman Art (Spanish: Museo Nacional de Arte Romano; MNAR) is an archaeology museum in Mérida, Spain.Devoted to Roman art, it exhibits extensive material from the archaeological ensemble of Mérida (the Roman colony of Augusta Emerita), one of the largest and most extensive archaeological sites in Spain, registered as UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1993. [1]
The 2025 Mérida Open Akron is a WTA 500 tournament played on outdoor hardcourts as part of the 2025 WTA Tour.This is the third edition of the Mérida Open, which takes place at the Yucatán Country Club in Mérida, Mexico, from 24 February to 2 March 2025. [1]