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Diego Rivera: One of Mexico's most celebrated 20th centry artists. He painted a series of historical murals in the National Palace in Mexico City.
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El Museo de Antropología: national museum of anthropology; one of the finest artifacts is the mask of Teotihuacan
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El Palacio Nacional: former residence of Hernán Cortés
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El Zócalo: main plaza in Mexico City
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Frida Kahlo: Mexican painter; international popularity with self-portraits; was married to Diego Rivera; influenced by Rivera, shared his Communist views
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Hernán Cortés: Spanish explorer and conquistador who led the conquest of Aztec Mexico in 1519-1521 for Spain.
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La Basílica de Guadalupe: mexico city- was constructed in honor of the virgin of guadalupe
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La Catedral Metropolitana: built by the order of Hernán Cortéz in XVI century
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La Fiesta Guadalupana: celebration that celebrates the miracle of the Virgin of Guadaloupe on December 12th
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La Quinceañera: young woman's fifteenth birthday celebration
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Moctezuma II: Last Aztec emperor, overthrown by the Spanish conquistador Hernan Cortes.
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Tenochtitlán: Capital of the Aztec Empire, located on an island in Lake Texcoco. Its population was about 150,000 on the eve of Spanish conquest. Mexico City was constructed on its ruins.
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Tepeyac Hill: location in Mexico of Our Lady of Guadalupe
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Tláloc: Aztec rain god
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Xochimilco: floating gardens