DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION 
972 Mexico Central America 
Period divisions 
Ancient civilization 
1 Toltec 2 Chichimec 3 Tarascan 4 Aztec 
Discovery and Spanish rule 
Independence 
First empire Iturbide r Pronunciamientos 
War with United States. See also 973.6 
Constitution of '57 Reform 
French intervention 
Later history 
O71 
-— 1516 
5s Maya 
15:16—1810 
1810-1822 
1822-1845 
1845-1848 
1848-1861 
1861-1867 
1867— 
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Geografic divisions 
Free zone and Northern states 
Tamaulipas, Nuevo Leon, Cohahuila, Chihuahua, Sonora, 
Durango 
Lower California and ilands 
Central Pacific states 
Sinaloa, Jalisco, Colima, Michoacan 
[nterior states 
Zacatecas, San Luis Potosi, Aguascalientes, 
Querétaro, Hidalgo, Puebla, Tlascala, Morelos 
Mexico Federal district 
Southern Gulf states 
Vera Cruz, Tabasco, Campeche, Yucatan 
Southern Pacific states 
Guerrero, Oaxaca, Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Chiapas 
.8 Central America 
81 Guatemala 
82 British Honduras Belize 
83 Honduras 
84 San Salvador 
85 Nicaragua 
86 Costa Rica 
West Indies 
Cuba 
Jamaica 
Santo Domingo 
Hayti 
Porto Rico 
Bahamas 
Leeward ilands 
Windward ilands 
Bermudas 
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