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Acapulco

(Encyclopedia) Acapulco Acapulco äkˌəp&oobreve;lˈkō [key], city (2020 pop. 779,566), Guerrero state, S Mexico, on the Pacific coast. A fashionable international seaside…

Guerrero

(Encyclopedia) Guerrero, state, 24,887 sq mi (64,457 sq km), S Mexico, on the Pacific Ocean. The capital is Chilpancingo. Dominated by the Sierra Madre…

Taxco

(Encyclopedia) TaxcoTaxcotäsˈkō [key], town (1990 pop. 43,836), Guerrero state, S Mexico. Founded in 1529 as a silver-mining community, Taxco was also an important stop between Mexico City and…

Morelos y Pavón, José María

(Encyclopedia) Morelos y Pavón, José MaríaMorelos y Pavón, José Maríahōsāˈ märēˈä mōrāˈlōs ē pävōnˈ [key], 1765–1815, Mexican leader in the revolution against Spain, a national hero. He was, like…

Samuel Royal THURSTON, Congress, OR (1816-1851)

THURSTON Samuel Royal , a Delegate from the Territory of Oregon; born in Monmouth, Kennebec County, Maine, April 15, 1816; attended Wesleyan Seminary, Readfield, Maine, and Dartmouth College,…

Sierra Madre, mountain system, Mexico

(Encyclopedia) Sierra MadreSierra Madresyāˈrä mäˈᵺrā [key], chief mountain system of Mexico, consisting of the Sierra Madre Oriental, the Sierra Madre Occidental, and the Sierra Madre del Sur and…

Clipperton Island

Blue Lagoon and Pirate's Lair Where Is It? A French island located in the Pacific about 700 miles southwest of Acapulco. What to Expect Clipperton is a circular coral atoll of…

Other ATP Tournaments, 2005

TournamentSingles championExxonMobil Open, Doha, QatarRoger FedererABN AMRO World Tennis, Rotterdam, NetherlandsRoger FedererDubai Duty Free, Dubai, UAERoger FedererAbierto Mexicano TELCEL,…

Other ATP Tournaments, 2004

TournamentSingles championExxon Mobil Open, Doha, QatarNicolas EscudeKroger St. Jude, Memphis, Tenn.Joachim JohanssonABN AMRO World Tennis, Rotterdam, NetherlandsLleyton HewittOpen 13,…