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| | MEXICO |
 | | The name is taken from the MŽxica, one of seven Nahuatl tribes that inhabit the central highland. |
 | | Ancient Native American civilizationsÑincluding those of the Maya, Olmec, Zapotec, Mixtec, Toltec, and AztecÑflourished there for centuries before the Spanish conquest in the 16th century. |
 | | Under the Spaniards, Mexico became the Viceroyalty of New Spain. |
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