LOCATION

Population:
103,263,388 (2005)

Founding Date:
16-Sep-1810

Declared Independence from Spain in 1810, recognized in 1821.

CITIES

City	Population
Mexico City, Mexico	8,605,239	Capital of Mexico
Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico	4,640,000
Puebla, Mexico	1,800,000	Capital of Puebla state
Nezahualcóyotl, Mexico	1,255,000
Tijuana, Mexico	1,210,820.
Ciudad Juárez, Mexico	1,142,354
Monterrey, Mexico	1,110,997	Capital of Nuevo León
León, Guanajuato, Mexico	1,068,000
Santiago de Querétaro, Mexico	841,386
Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico	793,000	Capital of Yucatán
Mexicali, Mexico	760,000	Capital of Baja California
Culiacán, Mexico	745,532	Capital of Sinaloa
Chihuahua, Mexico	721,000	Capital of Chihuahua state
Cuernavaca, Mexico	700,000
Hermosillo, Mexico	689,902	Capital of Sonora
Guadalupe, Mexico	670,162
Aguascalientes, Mexico	640,000	Capital of Aguascalientes state
Acapulco, Mexico	638,000
San Luis Potosí, Mexico	625,466	Capital of San Luis Potosí state
Saltillo, Mexico	591,000	Capital of Coahuila
Morelia, Mexico	568,700	Capital of Michoacán
Villahermosa, Mexico	520,308
Torreón, Mexico	517,000
Veracruz, Mexico	500,000
Toluca, Mexico	475,000
Reynosa, Mexico	450,000
Durango, Mexico	430,000
Matamoros, Mexico	405,300
Mazatlán, Mexico	340,000
Cancún, Mexico	300,000
Guanajuato, Mexico	78,000

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Fernando Aguirre	Business	1958		President and CEO, Chiquita Brands
Phil Alvarado	Boxing	18-Jan-1919	25-Dec-2003	Greatest amateur boxer ever
Juan Corona	Criminal	1934		Serial killer serving 25 life sentences

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Ambrose Bierce	Author	24-Jun-1842	c. 1914	The Devil's Dictionary
Reva Brooks	Photographer	May-1913	24-Jan-2004	Photographer
Maximilian	Royalty	6-Jul-1832	19-Jun-1867	Emperor of Mexico, 1864-67

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