Ciudad Victoria

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Ciudad Vic·to·ri·a

(vĭk-tôr′ē-ə, vēk-tō′ryä)

A city of east-central Mexico south-southeast of Monterrey. It was founded in 1750.

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Ciudad Victoria

(Spanish siuˈðað bikˈtorja)

(Placename) a city in E central Mexico, capital of Tamaulipas state. Pop: 285 000 (2005 est)

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Ciu•dad Vic•to•ria

(syuˈðɑð bikˈtɔ ryɑ)
n.

the capital of Tamaulipas state in NE Mexico. 194,996.

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Ciudad Victoria - a city in east central Mexico

Mexico, United Mexican States - a republic in southern North America; became independent from Spain in 1810

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Ciudad Victoria, Jumada II 29, 1436, Apr 18, 2015, SPA -- Gunfights and blockades of burning vehicles broke out Friday in the border city of Reynosa, across from McAllen, Texas, leaving at least three dead, Mexican authorities said.

Gunfights and Roadblocks Hit Mexican Border City; 3 Dead

Instituto Tecnologico de Ciudad Victoria, Boulevard Emilio Portes Gil No 1301 Poniente, Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas, C.P.

New records and proposed geographical range of pacas (Cuniculus paca) in northeastern Mexico

A car bomb has exploded outside the local affiliate of Televisa TV network in the northeastern city of Ciudad Victoria, in Tamaulipas state.

Fresh violence hits Mexico

Ciudad Victoria, Mexico, Jumada I 18, 1436, Mar 9, 2015, SPA -- Authorities in the Mexican border state of Tamaulipas said gunmen opened fire on a convoy carrying the mayor of the border city of Matamoros, Leticia Salazar.