New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1929-03-22
THOSE q STATES
Of RAbID mexico
Through LonS,Named Districts
Long-Namd Districts

LonS-Namd Districts
TRY YOUR TONGUE ON THESE
Names Of Mexican states most
difficult for Americans and
their. approximate pronuncia-
tons are: Chihuahua, che wah'-
wah; Coahula, ko-a- weela;
Zacatecas. ka-tay'-kas; ia
lisco, ha-lees'-ko; Michoacan,
me- cho-akan': Guerrero, gayr-
ray'-ro: OaXaca. wa-ra'- kah:
Guanajuato, swa-na-hwa
Queretaro, kay-ray -tah-ro;
Tlaxcala, tlas-kah' -lah.
Washington, D. G., March a.
To follow the news stories from
Mexico requires an acquaintance
with the 2S states Of Mexico.
The average American, familiar
with Canadian Provinces, would be
hard put to tell whether Chiapes is
on the Pacific or Atlantic; where
Nayarit is; if Campeche is east or
west; or even 10 pronounce Aguas-
calientes," says bulletin from the
Washington. ID. c. headquarters OF
the National Geographic Society
which describes the IS common
wealths of our ncighbor Republic.
In Mexico also are two terri
tories. One is Lower California, dry,
arid, mountainous and thinly popu-
lated. Fifteen hundred miles away
from Lower California lies MeXicos
other territory, Quintana Roo,
farthest south and cast.
Puncturing a Geographic. Myth
1t is common to think of Mexico
as a great horn sprouting south
from southwest United States. The
position of the two Mexican terri
: tories punctures this geographic
myth. Mexico IS not a thin nation.
Il is Just as wide as it is long. While
its westernmost city is Tia Juana.
over the international line from San
Diego, California the outermost
point of the Yucatan Peninsula lies
as far east as Indianapolis.
The United States has one small
er state than MeXicos smallest.
Rhode Isltnd is SOC square miles
smaller than TlaXcala, vhich lies 80
miles east Of Mexico City, Colima, a
state on the Pacific coast of Mexico
directly west of the capital. meas
ures less than Delaware. But the
largest state of Mexico, Chihuahua.
across the border from New Mexico,
is much smaller than the American
giant, Texas. 1t approximate Ore
gon, or Illinois and Indiana taken
together.
Toluca the Annapolis Of Mexico
1t was by sign on the railway
station at Toluca that Lind bergh. on
his first flight to Mexico, in 1927.
finally found his position, and then
flew directly into Mexico City The
relations between ToluCa and Next
co City might be compared roughly
to those between Annapolis and
Washington. Toluca is the nearest
state capital to the Federal City.
and its state encloses the Federal
District lust as Maryland encloscs
the District of Columbia. Physically,
however, the PARSONS are not SO
close. Both Mexico City and Toluca
lie on a high plateau and are sur
rounded hy mountains. Situated 40
miles from Mexico City, Touca is
visited by residents of the capital
rs a pleasure resort. II lies in one OF
the most beautiful valleys of the
Republic the Valley of Toluca
From this upland plain come the
spirited bulls for the bullrngs of
Mexico City. Cortez founded the city
Il years after the conquest. IT lies
on part Of tho original grant made
to the conqueror by the King of
Spain.
The state OF Mexico, of which
TollIca is the capital, embraces both
upland plains and mountains. In ad-
dlton to the Valley of Toluca' it in
cludes the famous Valley of Mexico
the heart of the Republic. with its
show haciendas and beautiful seem
cry. The famed lakes near Mexico
City also lie in the State of Mexico
In the western part Of The State IRE
rich mines. The Republics most i'm
portant river. the Lerma. rises in
the state of Mexico and flows west
ward TO a final outlet in the Pacific
"Querctaro. the Delaware of Mex
leo. makes up for its limited area
by the richness of its mountains AMI
valleys. The former contain miner
ais and the latter, deep LAYERS OF