Maybe the most common names for streets in the United States and Canada are Second St., Church St., and Main St., but México prefers to names its streets in honor of their heroes.
The most common street name in México is Miguel Hidalgo, followed by Emiliano Zapata. Hidalgo is the most widely known leader of México’s fight for independence from Spain, while Zapata, leader of the Liberation Army of the South, was an important leader in the Mexican Revolution. México’s beloved president, Benito Juárez, claims third place and 5 de Mayo is the country’s fourth popular street name.
Data from the National Institute of Statistics (INEGI) reveals there are over 7,000 streets and roads name Independence, while 6,605 are named 16 de Septiembre.
Although heroes and celebrations lead in the naming of streets, the INEGI notes that there are over 494,000 roads and streets in the country’s urban areas that have no name. There are almost 178,000 streets and roads in rural areas without names. So “no name” is really the most common denomination found on streets and roadways throughout the country.
(from Azteca Noticias)
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