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Aguascalientes

Also known as Aguascalientes State

Aguascalientes is one of the smallest states of Mexico, in the centre-north of the country, with its capital at the city of the same name, founded in 1575 as a waystation on the silver road. In colonial times it belonged to New Galicia and later to the intendancy of Zacatecas. It was separated from Zacatecas in 1835 and became a state in 1857. The name refers to its hot springs.

Aguascalientes
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Kingdom of New Galicia

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Aguascalientes. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/aguascalientes
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