Portugal is a European country that borders only one other country, Spain.
The European powers wanted control of the vast natural resources of Africa. To be in actual control of the government was not a motivating factor but this was needed in order for one European country to keep other European countries out.
Mexico is an independent country. On the other hand, the state of New Mexico is part of the United States of America.
To protect Mexico from other European powers.
The population of whites in Mexico is one of the largest in Latin America. The population of unmixed Mexicans with only European blood is as large as a medium European country - such as the Netherlands or Norway+Denmark+Finland+Latvia combined... around 16-19 million people. It is one of two base groups in Mexico. (The other being Amerindian). Millions and millions more have European blood in addition to Amerindian. This group is called 'Mestizo' (means "mixed" in Spanish, they have European and Amerindian ancestry) It is the largest group in Mexico. Therefore, Mexico has around 80,000,000 people with full or some European ancestry.
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New Mexico. Mexico is a country bordering the United States and New Mexico, a state in the the United States, has the same name. The only state in the US that has the name of a country that borders the US in it is New Mexico. The other country is Mexico.
Yes. Both the US state of New Mexico and the country of Mexico border each other.
No. Portuguese language comes from the Western European country of Portugal, located in the Iberian peninsula. Portuguese-speaking countries include Brazil, Angola, Mozambique and other former colonies of Portugal. Mexico's most widely spoken language is Spanish, which comes from the European country of Spain, also on the Iberian peninsula like Portugal. Besides Spain and Mexico, other Spanish-speaking countries include Colombia, Venezuela, Argentina, Cuba and paradoxically, the United States which qualifies as the second-largest speaking country behind Mexico.
New Mexico. Mexico is a country bordering the United States and New Mexico, a state in the the United States, has the same name. The only state in the US that has the name of a country that borders the US in it is New Mexico. The other country is Mexico.
There is no European foods because it is a continent, not a country, but, there is Italian food from Italy and other foods from other countries.