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==History== | ==History== | ||
The origin of the modern state is the reorganization of Aztec lands starting after the Spanish Conquest of the Aztec Empire. As the Spanish expanded their control west and south, the entire area was called New Spain with former Aztec lands being called Mexico. The organization of New Spain would change over the course of the colonial period, but the territory of the Aztecs would keep the name Mexico.<br> | |||
The State of Mexico was created by the 1824 Constitution, with the first state congress convening in March of that year in Mexico City. This state still encompassed the vast territory of the old Aztec Empire.<br> | |||
<br><br> | The struggles between the liberals and the conservatives in the 19th century affected the state and during the Mexican-American War, the Americans occupied Toluca and Mexico City with the state government temporarily located in the unoccupied Sultepec. | ||
Battles were fought in the state during the Mexican Revolution, especially by Zapatistas in the southwest part of the state. The extension of the Mexico City Metropolitan Area began in 1940 with the creation of the industrial zone of Naucalpan. | |||
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[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_of_Mexico] | |||
==How to Find the Town of Origin in Mexico== | ==How to Find the Town of Origin in Mexico== | ||
To search the records effectively, you need to know the town in Mexico where your ancestor lived. These two online classes will teach you how to find that information: | To search the records effectively, you need to know the town in Mexico where your ancestor lived. These two online classes will teach you how to find that information: | ||