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Aquila (Spanish pronunciation:) is a town in the southwest part of the Mexican state of Michoacán. [1] It is the municipal seat for the municipality of Aquila. It is 23 mi/43 km southeast of Tecoman.
The word avocado comes from the Spanish aguacate, which derives from the Nahuatl (Mexican) word āhuacatl [aːˈwakat͡ɬ], [40] which goes back to the proto-Aztecan *pa:wa. [41] In Molina's Nahuatl dictionary "auacatl" is given also as the translation for compañón "testicle", [ 42 ] and this has been taken up in popular culture where a ...
Hass avocado is a hybrid’s result from a Mexican and a Guatemalan varieties. In 2017, more than 2 million 29 thousand metric tonnes of avocado were harvested in Mexico, 82.7% of which came from production in the state of Michoacán. [3]
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The first school of higher education, called the Primera Casa de Altos Estudios en América, was founded by Alonso de la Veracruz in Tiripetío. [16] Michoacán was made a separate province from "Mexico" in 1602. By the mid-17th century, the indigenous population had declined by half.
Rancho Real de los Águilas (also "Rancho Real de las Águilas" or "Rancho Real de los Aquilas") was a 31,052-acre (125.66 km 2) Mexican land grant in present day San Benito County, California given in 1844 by Governor Manuel Micheltorena to Francisco Arias and Saturnino Carriaga. [1] The name means "rancho royal of the eagles".
This category contains the native flora of Michoacán as defined by the World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions.Taxa of the lowest rank are always included; taxa of higher ranks (e.g. genus) are only included if monotypic or endemic.
Uruapan officially became a municipality in 1831. For its role in the War of Independence, it was named a Ciudad del Progreso (City of Progress) in 1858. [6] [13] In 1842, the city supported the rule of Antonio López de Santa Anna. [6] Because of the French Intervention, the Uruapan was the temporary capital of Michoacan from 1863 to 1867.