Tacubaya

American  

[tah-koo-vah-yah] / ˌtɑ kuˈvɑ jɑ /

noun

1. a former city in the Federal District of Mexico: now a SW district of Mexico City; national observatory.

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Tacubaya

Swish-Swish In Dolores Cemetery, Tacubaya, Mexico, a white ghost made off with a tombstone, was surprised by a grave watchman.

From Time Magazine Archive

At Tacubaya Observatory, Astronomer Guillermo Haro patiently explained over & over that there was nothing to fear, that the comet would soon disappear.

From Time Magazine Archive

She had sent him on an errand to Tacubaya, and was now watching for, and awaiting his return.

From The Free Lances A Romance of the Mexican Valley by Mayne Reid

Both Tacubaya and San Angel can be reached almost any hour of the day from Mexico by tramway, the cars starting from the Plaza Mayor.

From Aztec Land by Maturin Murray Ballou

The occupation of San Agustin had been followed by that of Contreras, San Angel, Coyoacan and Churubusco in the course of that day, and on the next, Mixcoac and Tacubaya were taken possession of.

From Mexico, Aztec, Spanish and Republican Vol. 1 of 2 A Historical, Geographical, Political, Statistical and Social Account of That Country From the Period of the Invasion by the Spaniards to the Present Time; With a View of the Ancient Aztec Empire and Civilization; A Historical Sketch of the Late War; And Notices of New Mexico and California by Brantz Mayer