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Mo·re·lia

 (mə-rāl′yə, mō-rĕ′lyä)
A city of southwest Mexico west-northwest of Mexico City. Founded in 1541 as Valladolid, it was renamed in 1828 after the revolutionary hero José María Morelos y Pavón (1765-1815).
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Morelia

(Spanish moˈrelia)
n
(Placename) a city in central Mexico, capital of Michoacán state: a cultural centre during colonial times; two universities. Pop: 668 000 (2005 est). Former name (until 1828): Valladolid
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Mo•re•lia

(mɔˈrɛ lyɑ)

n.
the capital of Michoacán, in central Mexico. 428,486.
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