Mérida

Revision History

Date	Editor	Change Summary
12/1/2024, 10:33 PM	Mike C	update #117
10/6/2024, 9:08 PM	Mike C	update #116
2/4/2020, 9:06 PM	Mike C	added

Type Settlement

Usage Spanish

Pronounced Pron. /ˈme.ɾi.ða/

Meaning & History

From Latin Emerita Augusta meaning "veterans of Augustus". This was a colony founded by the emperor Augustus for his veterans, and it is now a city in Extremadura, Spain. There are other cities named after it in Mexico and Venezuela.