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The 56 pages that link to Mexico City, each with the reason it gives.

• Spanish conquest of the Aztec EmpireBroader topic: The conquerors remade the captured capital as the center of colonial power.

• New SpainRelated: Royal officials coordinated much of the viceroyalty’s government from this city.

• Groundwater depletionBroader topic: Groundwater extraction beneath the city has contributed to severe land subsidence.

• Land subsidenceBroader topic: Its compressible lake sediments and intensive groundwater pumping have caused severe, uneven sinking.

• TenochtitlanRelated: Colonial Mexico City was built over the conquered capital.

• 1968 Summer OlympicsNarrower topic: Its elevation and urban setting defined the conditions and setting of the Games.

• MexicoBroader topic: The national capital anchors Mexico’s political life and metropolitan core.

• MexicaRelated: The modern metropolis occupies the site of the Mexica capital.

• São PauloRelated: Both megacities concentrate national power, migration, culture, and economic activity in Latin America.

• Siege of TenochtitlanRelated: Spanish authorities rebuilt their colonial capital on the captured city’s site.

• Lake TexcocoBroader topic: The modern metropolis expanded across Lake Texcoco’s drained bed.

• The FugitiveRelated: The production used Mexican locations, grounding its fictional setting in recognizable landscapes.

• Cuauhtémoc CárdenasBroader topic: Cárdenas governed the city after residents gained the right to elect its executive.

• Mario MolinaRelated: Molina was born and raised in Mexico City before pursuing chemistry abroad.

• Tourism in MexicoBroader topic: The country’s leading urban destination combines national history with major museums and contemporary city life.

• Trans-Mexican Volcanic BeltRelated: Its large population lies near active volcanoes and can receive ashfall from eruptions.

• 1986 FIFA World CupRelated: The Azteca Stadium hosted the final and both of Argentina's matches against England and Belgium.

• Bob BeamonRelated: Its thin air shaped the conditions under which Beamon jumped.

• José Alfredo JiménezRelated: Jiménez’s move to the capital helped connect his songs with national audiences.

• Mexican miracleBroader topic: Its rapid expansion concentrated industry, government, and employment during the growth period.

• Mexican PlateauBroader topic: Its immense urban area occupies the plateau’s largest metropolitan basin.

• Templo MayorNarrower topic: The buried temple survives beneath the modern city center.

• 1968 Mexican student movementRelated: Its campuses, streets, and plazas were the principal sites of the protests.

• Elena PoniatowskaNarrower topic: The city’s streets, institutions, and communities recur throughout her reporting and fiction.

• Fall of TenochtitlanRelated: The colonial city developed over the defeated Mexica capital.

• Estadio AztecaNarrower topic: The stadium was built in the capital as a major civic and sporting venue.

• GuadalajaraCompared with: It is Guadalajara’s chief national counterpart in population, influence, and urban scale.

• Leonora CarringtonRelated: Carrington settled there after World War II and made Mexico her home for the rest of her life.

• Tommie SmithBroader topic: Its Olympic stadium was the site of Smith’s race and medal-ceremony protest.

• Dick FosburyRelated: Its high altitude formed the setting for Fosbury’s Olympic breakthrough.

• GuerreroCompared with: National political and economic power is concentrated there rather than in Guerrero.

• Mexico City Metropolitan CathedralNarrower topic: The cathedral has stood at the center of the city’s civic and religious life.

• MonterreyCompared with: Its national political and cultural role contrasts with Monterrey’s regional industrial leadership.

• State of MexicoRelated: The State of Mexico surrounds much of Mexico City and shares its metropolitan region.

• Ernesto ZedilloBroader topic: Zedillo’s administration moved the Federal District’s mayoral election into the national electoral system, producing an elected mayor in 1997.

• PopocatépetlRelated: Ashfall and emergency planning connect the volcano to the country’s largest metropolitan area.

• Salma HayekRelated: Hayek studied acting and began building her career in Mexico City.

• Tina ModottiRelated: The city was the setting for her most influential photography and much of her activism.

• Miguel de la MadridNarrower topic: The city was the center of federal power and suffered the 1985 earthquake during his presidency.

• MorelosRelated: It borders Morelos to the north and strongly influences travel and migration.

• Nuevo LeónCompared with: It offers a contrast between the national capital and Nuevo León’s regional metropolitan center.

• Benny MoréRelated: Moré’s years there brought recordings, film appearances, and work with prominent bandleaders.

• Carlos SlimRelated: Slim was born and built his early businesses in Mexico City.

• José JoséRelated: He was born and began his musical career in this city.

• Museo SoumayaNarrower topic: The museum’s two locations form part of the city’s broad cultural landscape.

• Pérez PradoBroader topic: Prado moved his career there, recording and working in an industry with international reach.

• Ricardo MontalbánRelated: Montalbán was born there in 1920 and began acting in Mexican films.

• Ciudad NezahualcóyotlCompared with: The capital’s historic core contrasts with Nezahualcóyotl’s largely twentieth-century growth.

• Edith GonzálezRelated: González was born and began her acting career in this central hub of Mexican entertainment.

• Eugenio DerbezRelated: Derbez was born and began his entertainment career in this media hub.