Monte de las Cruces mountain pass

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Monte de las Cruces mountain pass is a strategically important highland route in central Mexico, historically notable as the site of a key early battle in the Mexican War of Independence.

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Monte de las Cruces mountain pass canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical feature ⓘ
mountain pass ⓘ
connects Toluca Valley ⓘ
Valley of Mexico ⓘ
country Mexico ⓘ
elevation highland route ⓘ
hasPart Battle of Monte de las Cruces battlefield ⓘ
historicalPeriod Mexican War of Independence ⓘ
knownFor Battle of Monte de las Cruces ⓘ
languageOfName Spanish ⓘ
locatedIn Mexico ⓘ
Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt ⓘ
central Mexico ⓘ
locatedNear Mexico City ⓘ
Toluca ⓘ
nameMeaning Mount of the Crosses ⓘ
partOf historical routes between Mexico City and Toluca ⓘ
region central highlands of Mexico ⓘ
significantEvent Battle of Monte de las Cruces ⓘ
significantEventDate 1810 ⓘ
strategicImportance control of access to Mexico City ⓘ
military route between Mexico City and western Mexico ⓘ
terrain forested ⓘ
mountainous ⓘ
usedBy insurgent forces of Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla ⓘ
royalist forces of the Viceroyalty of New Spain ⓘ
usedFor military movements ⓘ
transportation route ⓘ

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Battle of Monte de las Cruces → namedAfter → Monte de las Cruces mountain pass ⓘ