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Chapultepec



Chapultepec, historic hill near Mexico City, site of an Aztec royal residence and religious center in the 14th century. American forces stormed the Spanish- built fort in the Mexican War of 1847. It is now a museum and state residence.

See also: Aztecs; Mexico.

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