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Place Name
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Medellin de Bravo
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Pronunciation
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mai-de-YEEN
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Place Status (Type)
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town
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Population
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1,140 (1990)
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Location
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Mexico, Mexico, North America
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Latitude
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19°04'N
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Longitude
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96°09'W
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Medellin de Bravo
(mai-de-YEEN), town (1990 pop.
1,140), Veracruz, E Mexico, in Gulf lowland, on RR,
11 mi/18 km S of Veracruz; 19°04'N
96°09'W. Popular weekend resort. Site of anc. Indian town with
prehistoric Xicalango (Xicalanco) ruins in forest nearby. Cortes,
who founded the new town, naming it after his native town in
Estremadura, Spain, resided here briefly (1526).
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