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  2. Colima Territory - Wikipedia

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    The Colima Territory (Spanish: Territorio de Colima) was a federal territory of Mexico that existed between 1824 and 1857, when it was granted statehood within the United Mexican States as Colima. History

  3. Colima - Wikipedia

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    Colima, [a] officially the Free and Sovereign State of Colima, [b] is among the 31 states that make up the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It shares its name with its capital and main city, Colima . Colima is a small state of western Mexico on the central Pacific coast, and includes the four oceanic Revillagigedo Islands .

  4. List of Mexican states by date of statehood - Wikipedia

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    The effective independence of Mexico reached on September 27, 1821, does not meant the independence of the states, because Mexico was the only Latin American country which became independent from Spain as a monarchy. After the fall of the Mexican Empire, the Federal Republic was established on July 12, 1823. [1]

  5. Colima (city) - Wikipedia

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    Colima (Spanish ... Later it became a hotel and in 1988, it opened as a museum. ... city on 31 January 1867 as part of efforts to restore the Mexican Republic. [8 ...

  6. Territorial evolution of Mexico - Wikipedia

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    This treaty became known as the Gadsden Purchase (and as Venta de la Mesilla in Mexico). The treaty was ratified by the United States Senate on April 25, 1854 and signed by U.S. President Franklin Pierce. Final approval by the Mexican Congress took place on June 8, 1854.

  7. History of New Spain - Wikipedia

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    The evangelization of Mexico. Spanish conquerors saw it as their right and their duty to convert indigenous populations to Catholicism. Because Catholicism had played such an important role in the Reconquista (Catholic reconquest) of the Iberian Peninsula from the Muslims, the Catholic Church in essence became another arm of the Spanish government, since the crown was granted sweeping powers ...

  8. List of Mexican state name etymologies - Wikipedia

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    Colima: Nahuatl: Coliman: The state takes its name from its capital city, Colima City. Durango: Basque: The state is named after its capital city, Durango City, which was named after the city of Durango in the Basque Country, northern Spain. During colonial times it was part of the Spanish realm of Nueva Vizcaya, "New Biscay", a province of New ...

  9. Colimotl - Wikipedia

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    Hueytlatoani Colimotl or Rey Coliman is a mythical and possibly historical figure who is considered a symbol of the Mexican state of Colima. According to legend, he was the last emperor of the Tecos people, who inhabited the region which became Colima until the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire. Colimotl is known for leading a rebellion ...