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Amecameca (ämā'kämā`kä), town (1990 pop. 25,374), Mexico state, S central Mexico, at the foot of the Popocatépetl and Ixtacíhuatl volcanoes. The sanctuary of El Sacro Monte, the most venerated spot in Mexico after the shrine of Guadalupe, stands on a hill above Amecameca. The town's history dates back to 1200. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| ``We love it a lot, because it provides jobs, and we are used to
it,'' said Angel Lopez de la Cruz, a resident of the mountain
town of Amecameca. (41) During one phase of the 1810 Amecameca uprising, a
crowd of local Indians were heard to chant "War, war with the
gachupines" ("Guerra, guerra con los gachupines"). |
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