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Definition of Puebla de zaragoza
1. Noun. A city in south central Mexico (southeast of Mexico City) on the edge of central Mexican plateau.
Generic synonyms: City, Metropolis, Urban Center
Group relationships: Mexico, United Mexican States
Geographical relationships: Mexico, United Mexican States
Lexicographical Neighbors of Puebla De Zaragoza
Literary usage of Puebla de zaragoza
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1919)
"PUEBLA, Mexico (originally called La Puebla de los Angeles, more recently Puebla
de Zaragoza), capital of the state of the same name, 116 miles east of the ..."
2. Terry's Mexico: Handbook for Travellers by Thomas Philip Terry (1909)
"... on May 5, 1862, by the valiant Mexican General Ignacio Zaragoza, was a notable
military achievement; the city was thereafter called Puebla de Zaragoza, ..."
3. The History of North America by Guy Carleton Lee (1907)
"... his name was inscribed in letters of gold upon the walls of the Hall of
Congress, and the official name of Puebla was changed to 'Puebla de Zaragoza. ..."
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