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

“I’ve sent a messenger to Tacubaya, where I’m told they’ve been taken.”

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

Tacubaya became the residence of General Scott, and the headquarters of the commander-in-chief were established in the Bishop's Palace.

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 Mayer, Brantz

The fine trees that line the great aqueduct on the Tacubaya road, though much torn and mangled by the cannonade of the 13th, afforded a fine shelter from the hot sun-beams.

From Graham's Magazine Vol XXXIII No. 3 September 1848 by Various