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Mérida (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈmeɾiða] ⓘ, Yucatec Maya: Joꞌ) [4] is the capital of the Mexican state of Yucatán, and the largest city in southeastern Mexico. The city is also the seat of the eponymous municipality.
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Yucatán, [ b ] officially the Free and Sovereign State of...
- Cathedral of Mérida, Yucatán - Wikipedia
Construction of the cathedral of Mérida began in 1561, and...
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Mérida (Spanish pronunciation: ) is the capital and largest...
- Yucatán - Wikipedia
Mérida, city, capital of Yucatán estado (state), southeastern Mexico. It lies near the northwestern tip of the Yucatán Peninsula, about 20 miles (30 km) south of Progreso, its port on the Gulf of Mexico. In 1542 Francisco de Montejo gave the name Mérida to the captured Mayan city T’ho (Tihoo).
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La ciudad de Mérida, además de ser la capital del estado de Yucatán, es también la cabecera municipal del municipio de Mérida, uno de los 106 municipios de Yucatán, mismo que se encuentra en el noroeste del estado y que ocupa una superficie total de 885,14 km².
Yucatán, [ b ] officially the Free and Sovereign State of Yucatán, [ c ] is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, constitute the 32 federal entities of Mexico. It comprises 106 separate municipalities, and its capital city is Mérida. Located on the northern part of the Yucatán Peninsula, it is bordered by the states of ...
Mérida (Spanish pronunciation: ) is the capital and largest city in the Yucatán state in Mexico. It is also the largest city of the Yucatán Peninsula.
The capital and largest city of Yucatán state with a population of just under 900,000 (2015), Mérida is a city of contrasts. You will find elegant hotels, restaurants and malls in the northern part of the city.
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Construction of the cathedral of Mérida began in 1561, and it was completed in 1598. It was the second cathedral to be completed in the Americas (the Cathedral of Santo Domingo, completed in 1550, was the first). It is a unique monument with clear antecedents in Andalusia.
