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Ciudad Juárez (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 31 44 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 31.7333 decimal degrees |
| Long: 106 29 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -106.4833 decimal degrees |
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Note: Located on the Rio Grande (river); was founded in 17th cen. & its history was long intertwined with El Paso, Texas, located across the river; was headquarters of Mexican revolutionary statesman & president Benito Juárez (died 1872). |
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| Ciudad Juárez (preferred,C,V)
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............ | named after Benito Juárez, whose headquarters was here in 1865 |
| Juárez (C,V)
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| Juárez, Ciudad (C,V)
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| Juarez (NA,V)
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| Paso del Norte (NA,V)
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| El Paso del Norte (H,V)
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| Mission Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe (H,V)
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............ | mission was established in 17th cen. |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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documented by explorer Juan de Oñate in 1598; mission was founded in 1659 |
| city (C) |
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| transportation center (C) |
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| mission (H) |
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