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Where were the first spanish settlements in Mexico and why were they established?
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∙ 12y ago
Mexico City was one of the first Mexican settlements. it was at the center of "new Spain" now known as Mexico
Mexico City was one of the first Mexican settlements. it was at the center of "new Spain" now known as Mexico
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 14y agoHernan Cortes, who first landed on Mexico in 1519 at the start of his quest for conquest. This first settlement was named La Villa Rica de la Vera Cruz ("The Rich Town of the True Cross"; the name is also occasionally given as "La Rica Villa de la Vera Cruz") and is now named simply Veracruz.
http:/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veracruz,_Veracruz
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∙ 12y agoYou mean modern settlement? That would be Veracruz, founded by Hernan Cortes in 1519.
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∙ 10y agopp sac
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