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The official name of the country is the "United Mexican States" (Spanish: Estados Unidos Mexicanos), since it is a federation of thirty-two states. The official name was first used in the Constitution of 1824, and was retained in the constitutions of 1857 and 1917. Informally, "Mexico" is used along with "Mexican Republic" (República Mexicana).
Cholo (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈtʃolo]) is a loosely defined Spanish term that has had various meanings. Its origin is a somewhat derogatory term for people of mixed-blood heritage in the Spanish Empire in Latin America and its successor states as part of castas, the informal ranking of society by heritage.
Mexican immigrants packed onto a truck for deportation in Operation Wetback (1954). Wetback is a derogatory term used in the United States to refer to foreign nationals residing in the U.S., most commonly Mexicans. The word mostly targets illegal immigrants in the United States. [1] Generally used as an ethnic slur, [2] the term was originally ...
Religion. Predominantly Roman Catholic; religious minorities including Protestants and syncretism with Indigenous beliefs exist. Mestizo (/ mɛsˈtiːzoʊ, mɪs -/ mess-TEE-zoh, mis-; [1][2] Spanish: [mesˈtiθo]; fem. mestiza, literally 'mixed person') is a person of mixed European and Indigenous non-European ancestry in the former Spanish ...
Isabella is a feminine given name, the Latinate and Italian form of Isabel, the Spanish form, Isabelle, the French form, and Isobel, the Scottish form of the name Elizabeth. All are ultimately derived from the Hebrew Elisheba, meaning God is my oath. Isabella has been in wide use in the Anglosphere since the 1700s and has been a popular name in ...
Alma (/ ˈɑːlmə / AHL-mə) [1] or (according to Jones 1997) /'ælmə/) is an English feminine given name, but has historically been used in the masculine form as well, sometimes in the form Almo. [2] The origin of the name is debated; it may have been derived from "alma mater" [3] ("benevolent mother", a title used for the Virgin Mary, and ...
Hector (/ ˈ h ɛ k t ər /) is an English, French, Scottish, and Spanish given name.The name is derived from the name of Hektor, a legendary Trojan champion who was killed by the Greek Achilles.
Mexican standoff. A Mexican standoff is a confrontation where no strategy exists that allows any party to achieve victory. [1][2] Anyone initiating aggression might trigger their own demise. At the same time, the parties are unable to extract themselves from the situation without either negotiating a truce or suffering a loss, maintaining ...