Zacatecas

American  

[sah-kah-te-kahs] / ˌsɑ kɑˈtɛ kɑs /

noun

1. a state in central Mexico. 28,125 sq. mi. (72,845 sq. km).

2. the capital of this state.

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Zacatecas British  

/ θakaˈtekas /

noun

1. a state of N central Mexico, on the central plateau: rich mineral resources. Capital: Zacatecas. Pop: 1 351 207 (2000). Area: 75 040 sq km (28 973 sq miles)

2. a city in N central Mexico, capital of Zacatecas state: silver mines. Pop: 241 000 (2005 est)

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Zacatecas

AFP visited Pozos de Gamboa and observed that on the road here from the state capital, also called Zacatecas, there were no roadblocks and just a few police patrol cars out and about.

From Barron's ● Aug. 9, 2026

It asked for help from the army and the National Guard to boost security in Zacatecas.

From Barron's ● Aug. 9, 2026

These days in Pozos de Gamboa, a Zacatecas town of 5,000 that is known for growing beans, people are terrified.

From Barron's ● Aug. 9, 2026

My family is from the north-central Mexico state of Zacatecas, where baseball is king and even volleyball was more popular in the ranchos of my parents than futbol.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026

Laborde, in Zacatecas, and Terreros in Pachuca, had undertaken extensive works at the great and rich mine of Quebradilla and in the splendid vein of Vizcayna.

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