Tacubaya

[ tah-koo-vah-yah ]

/ ˌtɑ kuË?vÉ‘ yÉ‘ /

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noun

a former city in the Federal District of Mexico: now a SW district of Mexico City; national observatory.

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At midnight, the troops abandoned their quarters, and proceeded in silence along the causeway that led to Tacubaya.
Great Events in the History of North and South America|Charles A. Goodrich
There was nothing to disturb the monotony that now reigned but cabs or omnibuses on their way to or returning from Tacubaya.
Mexico and its Religion|Robert A. Wilson
The new house which Don Manuel has built at Tacubaya is decidedly the finest palace in the republic.
Mexico and its Religion|Robert A. Wilson
On the 7th of September I received orders to move the company, its train, and the general engineer train of the army to Tacubaya.
Company 'A', corps of engineers, U.S.A., 1846-'48, in the Mexican war|Gustavus Woodson Smith

Hence Tacubaya, a strong village overawing Chapultepec, became the key point of the whole operation.
The Life of Isaac Ingalls Stevens, Volume I (of 2)|Hazard Stevens