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querétaro

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Que⋅ré⋅ta⋅ro

  [ke-re-tah-raw]
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–noun
1. a state in central Mexico. 618,000; 4432 sq. mi. (11,480 sq. km).
2. a city in and the capital of this state, in the SW part: republican forces executed Emperor Maximilian here 1867. 150,226.
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Que·ré·ta·ro   (kə-rět'ə-rō', kě-rě'tä-rō')   
A city of central Mexico northwest of Mexico City. An ancient pre-Aztec settlement, it was conquered by the Spanish in 1531. Emperor Maximilian was executed nearby in 1867. Population: 596,000.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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