Portal:Mexico/Did you know archive
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- ... that the oldest winery in The Americas is in Parras de la Fuente?
- ... that tequila was first produced in the 16th century?
- ... that the word chocolate comes from the Nahuatl word xocolatl meaning "bitter water"?
- ... that Bésame Mucho, a song written in 1940 by Consuelo Velazquez, is according to some sources the most interpreted and performed song of the 20th century?
- ... that the Chontal Maya of Tabasco consider themselves the direct descendants of the Olmec civilization?
- ... that Raul Macias, a Cuban-Mexican boxer parlayed his popularity into a successful career in telenovelas?
[edit] July 2007
- ... that the ancient Aztecs prized the poinsettia (cuetlaxochitl in Nahuatl) as a symbol of purity?
- ... that the 2000 census reported that Mexico had some 75 million Catholics among the population aged five and above, which equates to around 88% of the total population?
- ... that mexico is one of the 17 megadiverse countries of the world?
- ... that Mexico City hosted the XIX Olympic Games in 1968, making it the only Latin American city to do so ?
- ... that Rodolfo Neri Vela, was the first Mexican in space ?
[edit] August - September 2007
- ... that every state in Mexico has its own constitution and congress?
- ... that two of the major television networks based in Mexico are Televisa and TV Azteca. ?
- ... that Estadio Azteca is the home stadium of the Mexico national team?
- ... that Leon Trotsky is buried in Mexico ?
- ... that after a decree adopted by the United States on 6 July 1785, the Mexican peso became the official currency of most of North America?
