The Federal Republic of Central America shortly seceded the country. Mexico's early history as an independent nation state was marked by political and socioeconomic upheaval, both domestically and in foreign affairs. The colonial order came to an end in the early nineteenth century with the War of Independence against Spain. Wealth coming from Asia and the New World contributed to Spain's status as a major world power for the next centuries, and brought about a price revolution in Western Europe. With the discovery of rich deposits of silver in Zacatecas and Guanajuato, New Spain soon became one of the most important mining centers worldwide. Over the next three centuries, Spain and the Catholic Church played an important role expanding the territory, enforcing Christianity and spreading the Spanish language throughout. In 1521, the Spanish Empire and its indigenous allies conquered the Aztec Empire from its capital Tenochtitlan (now Mexico City), establishing the colony of New Spain. Last were the Aztecs, who dominated the region in the century before European contact. In particular, the Mesoamerican region was home to many intertwined civilizations including the Olmec, Maya, Zapotec, Teotihuacan, and Purepecha. Pre-Columbian Mexico traces its origins to 8,000 BCE and is identified as one of the world's six cradles of civilization. Other major urban areas include Monterrey, Guadalajara, Puebla, Toluca, Tijuana, Ciudad Juárez, and León. Mexico is organized as a federal republic comprising 31 states and Mexico City, its capital. Mexico covers 1,972,550 square kilometers (761,610 sq mi), making it the world's 13th-largest country by area with approximately 126,014,024 inhabitants, it is the 10th-most-populous country and has the most Spanish-speakers. It is bordered to the north by the United States to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean to the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea and to the east by the Gulf of Mexico. Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. ^ Spanish is de facto the official language in the Mexican federal government.^ Article 4 of the General Law of Linguistic Rights of the Indigenous Peoples.
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