United
Mexican States: Facts and Figures Local
Name Estados Unidos Mexicanos. Total
Area 761,607 sq mi. Population
111,211,789. Capital Mexico City. Independence
from Spain Achieved September 16, 1810. |
Pancho
Villa "earned" his living
leading a band of bandits who caused enough havoc
in the United States to have the force of the
U.S. Army sent into Mexico to pursue and capture
him; the pursuit failed, and Villa became a hero. |