mexico city these are the pictorial answers to the mexico city worksheet
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Mexico City
These are the pictorial answers to the Mexico City worksheet
Paseo de la Reforma
Wide avenue in Mexico City. Built under the orders of Maximilian. El Angel de la Independencia was built on the Paseo to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Mexican independence in 1910.
La Alameda
Public park in Mexico City.
It used to be an Aztec marketplace.
Constitution Plaza
Main plaza in Mexico City.
Another name is El Zocolo.
El Parque Chapultepec
Largest city park in Latin America.
Former retreat for Aztec rulers.
Palacio de Bellas Artes
Most important cultural center of Mexico.
Houses the works of Diego Rivera.
El Palacio National
Government building.
Housed the Federal Treasury and National Archives.
The Plaza of Three Cultures
Main square in the Tlatelolco section of Mexio City.
The three cultures refer to Mexican history: Pre-Colombian, Spanish colonial, and the independent mestizo nation.
Aztec Stadium
Official home of the national Mexican football (soccer) team.
Basilica of Our Lady of Guadeloupe
It is said that the Virgin Mary appeared to Juan Diego at this basilica which led to widespread Catholicism in Mexico.
Monument of Ninos Heroes
Monument honoring six fallen teenage soldiers during the Battle of Chapultepec during the Mexican-American War.
The last boy to fall wrapped the Mexican flag around him and jumped off a castle. There is a mural painted to depict and honor these boys.
El Zocolo
Main square in Mexico City.
Gathering place for Mexicans since Aztec times.