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Mexico historical figures
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8 figures
Frida Kahlo
Painter
Benito Juárez
President of Mexico
Emiliano Zapata
Revolutionary & guerrilla leader
Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla
Priest & independence leader
Pancho Villa
Revolutionary general
Diego Rivera
Muralist
Porfirio Díaz
President of Mexico
Lázaro Cárdenas
President of Mexico
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