Querétaro
Americannoun
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a state in central Mexico. 4,432 sq. mi. (11,480 sq. km).
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a city in and the capital of this state, in the SW part: republican forces executed Emperor Maximilian here 1867.
noun
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an inland state of central Mexico: economy based on agriculture and mining. Capital: Querétaro. Pop: 1 402 010 (2000). Area: 11 769 sq km (4544 sq miles)
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a city in central Mexico, capital of Querétaro state: scene of the signing (1848) of the treaty ending the US-Mexican War and of the execution of Emperor Maximilian (1867). Pop: 913 000 (2005 est)
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Despite all this, Querétaro governor Mauricio Kuri González still says there was no reason to fear extraordinary violence at the teams’ March 5, 2022, meeting.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
But over the past year, this fresh-faced pair from Querétaro, a small state just outside Mexico City, has dominated the festival world circuit.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
In early 2025 the pair launched Capybara Café of Querétaro.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 16, 2026
"And it was really fun, had a really good time," he said in conversation with the Hay Festival Querétaro.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2025
Nothing further occurred, except arresting a couple of suspicious individuals on the road, and attended by the cavalry, we soon arrived at the Garita of Querétaro.
From Los Gringos Or, An Inside View of Mexico and California, with Wanderings in Peru, Chili, and Polynesia by H. A. (Henry Augustus) Wise
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