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| Narrow strip of land with water on either side connecting two larger land areas |
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| Steep-sided depressions that form when the roof of a cave collapses |
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| Spanish conquerors of foreign lands during the colonial era |
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| Large Spanish colonial estates usually owned by wealthy families but worked by many peasants |
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| Open space in towns in Mexico and other Spanish-speaking countries, often in front of a church |
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| People of mixed European and American Indian ancestry |
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| A leader who rules with almost absolute authority |
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| Crops grown for sale in a market |
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| Special factories in Mexico owned mainly by American companies |
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