Toluca

Toluca (formally: Toluca de Lerdo) is the state capital of M?xico State in central Mexico, located at . It is only a 45 minute drive west of Mexico City and 30 minutes from its fast-growing suburb, Santa Fe.

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Meaning of the name

The name Toluca is a hispanization of the N?huatl "Tollocan", which means "Place of the God Tollo". Its N?huatl symbol was in use as the municipality symbol until 1979, when its Coat of Arms was created to replace it in official documents.

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Coat of Arms

The center of the shield contains a map of Toluca with a red background delimited in red; the internal part of the map contains the Nahuatl symbol of Tollocan in green. The lower part depicts two oval shapes in red and yellow, and at the bottom of the shield there is a banner reading "Municipio de Toluca" (Municipality of Toluca).

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