Bro. Gerardo Carrion
Missionary to Mexico City, Mexico
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Mission of the
Month Bro. Gerardo Carrion Missionary to Mexico City, Mexico |
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| About Mexico:
Covering almost 2 million square kilometers, Mexico is
the fifth-largest country in the Americas by total area and 14th largest in
the world. With a population of almost 109 million, it is the 11th most
populous country and the most populous Spanish-speaking country in the
world. About Mexico City: Mexico City is one of the most important economic hubs of Latin America, producing 21.8% of the country's GDP. It also is the most populous city with 8,720,916 people (as of 2005). Greater Mexico City (incorporates 58 adjacent municipalities) boasts a population of 19.2 million people, making it the largest metropolitan area in the Western Hemisphere and the second largest in the World. Mexico City is located in the Valley of Mexico also called the Valley of Anáhuac, a large valley in the high plateaus at the center of Mexico, at an altitude of 7,349 feet. It was originally built by the Aztecs in 1325 on an island of Lake Texcoco. The city was almost completely destroyed in the siege of 1521, and was redesigned and rebuilt in the following years following the Spanish urban standards. In 1524 the municipality of Mexico City was established, known as México Tenochtitlán, and as of 1585 it is officially known as Ciudad de México. |
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| About the People: The culture of Mexico reflects the complexity of Mexico's history through the blending of pre-Hispanic Mesoamerican civilizations and the culture of Spain, imparted during Spain's 300-year colonization of Mexico. Citizens take pride in their lifestyle and economic independence, one nation that still cherishes “community" in its cities and towns, its plazas and schools, and its work organizations is Mexico. In Mexican culture the expectation of working and socializing together is a key component of society, and has a basis in the strong ties formed within the family. |
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| Religion: The Mexican population is predominantly Catholic (87.9% per 2000 census) although only about 46% attend church on a weekly basis. About 5.2% of the population classified as Protesetant or Evangelic, 2.1% as 'Non-Evangelical Biblical' (Adventists, Mormons, & Jehova's Witnesses), 0.05% as practicing Jews & 2.5% as without religion. |
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| Bro. Carrion's Sponsoring Churches: Bethesda MBC, Mexico City Unity MBC / 1223 S. Garfield, Little Rock, AR 72204 |
