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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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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

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

There lie Tacubaya, San Angel, and Tlalpam, luxurious and aristocratic suburban homes of Mexico's wealthy citizens, surrounded by their exuberant vegetation on fertile hillsides mid soft and soothing colour and balmy atmosphere.

From Mexico Its Ancient and Modern Civilisation, History, Political Conditions, Topography, Natural Resources, Industries and General Development by Martin Hume

“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 Mayne Reid

There is already a small alameda and a miniature plaza in Tacubaya.

From Aztec Land by Maturin Murray Ballou

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