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How to Prepare a Glass of Absinthe
Even before absinthe was banned in Europe and the United States, the herbal liqueur had a long history with artists and writers. During the century-long absinthe-ban, the drink reached near-mythical proportions. Much of the buzz was due to its outlaw status but some of the drink's allure must be credited to the ritual surrounding its preparation. Now, once again legal in the U.S., absinthe is drawing curious crowds. Lance Winters, Distiller at Alameda, California-based St. George Spirits, spoke with Outside's Go about some of the links between artists and absinthe as well as the proper way to prepare a glass.
The Making of Absinthe
In 2007, the United States government lifted a near century-long ban on absinthe. Public excitement about the newly available drink has been obvious at St. George Spirits in Alameda California, the first American absinthe producer since the ban went into effect. When the spirit was first released, the tasting room at St. George Spirits was packed and the line snaked across two parking lots. Yet many people were not fully aware of what the drink actually was nor why one would want to drink it. To help distill some absinthe facts, Laurence Liss, Web Editor for Outside's Go went to speak with Lance Winters, Distiller at St. George Spirits.
Absinthe growing in popularity in the US
SHOTLIST :
San Francisco, California - January 2008
1. Close up pouring absinthe
2. Absinthe green fairy poster
3. Image of fairy close-up
4. Absinthe bottle
5. Another absinthe bottle
6. Absinthe book wide
7. Absinthe book close
8. Small absinthe bottle
9. Another absinthe poster
Alameda, California - January 2008
10. SOUNDBITE: (English - part covered by pictures) Lance Winters, Master Distiller
(Out of vision) It became popular with the artistic class, writers, poets, painters and sculptors. (In vision) There are stories of it making you crazy. Van Gogh slicing off his ear. I offer up Van Gogh would've sliced off his ear no matter what he was drinking.
San Francisco, California - January 2008
11.Zoom in to absinthe in a glass
12. Zoom out from green demon picture
13. Absinthe bottles
14. French absinthe label
Alameda, California - January 2008
15. Wide of distillery
16. Putting herbs in container
17. Absinthe keg shot
18. Infusing absinthe with herbs
19. Herbs close up
20. SOUNDBITE: (English) Lance Winters, Master Distiller
It is, in our opinion, the pinnacle of the distillers art form because it takes a lot of very loud, distinct voices, flavour and aroma-wise and gets them to harmonise with each other. (audio partly covered with video)
21. Distiller checking out wormwood
22. Looking into kettle
23. St. George absinthe
24. St. George label
25. SOUNDBITE: (English) Jonny Raglin, Bar Manager
It piques people's curiosity. Especially since the legalisation, people have been very curious.
San Francisco, California - January 2008
26. Absinthe Bar sign
27. Absinthe Bar wide shot
28. Absinthe Bar front entrance
29. Absinthe fountain wide
30. Sugar cube on spoon over glass
31. Close up dripping water
32. Close up stirring Absinthe
33. SOUNDBITE: (English) Jonny Raglin, Bar Manager
In the old days these fountains would be placed down the bar and the bar keep would pour a glass of absinthe and the guests would prepare their own. If they didn't want sugar, they didn't have to have sugar. If they didn't want anything, they could drink it neat that was totally upto them.
Alameda, California - January 2008
34. Lance Winters drinking absinthe
35. SOUNDBITE: (English) Lance Winters, Master Distiller
You're still going to get the intoxicating effect. It is, after all, sixty percent alcohol by volume. But there also is a focus that comes along with that.
San Francisco, California - January 2008
36. SOUNDBITE: (English) Jonny Raglin, Bar Manager
It's a very relaxing feeling. One is sufficient. Two, I think, is a great number. Three may be a little too much.
Alameda, California - January 2008
37. St. George bottle
38. Product of US label
39. Wide of distillery exterior
40. Sold Out of Absinthe sign
LEAD IN:
Absinthe, the inspiration for poets and painters, has returned to the United States 96 years after being banned in 1912.
Since the federal government approved the sale of absinthe in March 2007, two brands of the high-proof liquor, Lucid and Kubler, have been introduced to the US market.
Both are made according to original recipes, and now a home-grown variety offers drinkers an American absinthe.
STORYLINE:
The emerald witch...the green fairy...bottled madness.
Over the years absinthe has been called many things.
Bohemian artists in Paris at the end of the 19th century lived a life beyond morality, spent in search of sensual experience, even at the expense of madness.
Their drink of choice, absinthe, came to embody those qualities in the public's imagination.
Lance Winters, Master Distiller, says that absinthe was popular with artists and writers.
Most brands are still imported from Europe.
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Absinthe Myths
In 2007, after being banned for almost a century, absinthe became legal in the United States. The re-evaluation came after European distillers pressured American officials to conduct real research on the supposed deleterious effects of the herbal liqueur. With scientific data debunking the common public misconception that traditional absinthe caused hallucinations or had toxic side effects, the U.S. government lifted the ban and brought glee to American absinthe connoisseurs and distillers. But among the general public many of the myths still prevail. To help set the record straight Laurence Liss, Web Editor for Outside's Go, went to Alameda, California to speak with Lance Winters, Distiller at St. George Spirits, the first American absinthe producer in nearly 100 years.
Absinthe, the inspiration for poets and painters, returns to the U.S. after being banned since 1912.
HEADLINE: 'Bottled Madness' makes long awaited return
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CAPTION: Absinthe, the inspiration for poets and painters, returns to the U.S. after being banned since 1912. As AP Correspondent Haven Daley reports, consumers are going crazy for the liquor that was once said to cause madness. (Jan. 21)
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[Notes:ANCHOR VOICE]
(locator - San Francisco, CA)
THE EMERALD WITCH...THE GREEN FAIRY...BOTTLED MADNESS. OVER THE YEARS ABSINTHE HAS BEEN CALLED MANY THINGS.
Lance Winters, Master Distiller, says: It became popular with the artistic class, writers, poets, painters and sculptors. There are stories of it making you crazy. Van Gogh slicing off his ear. I offer up Van Gogh would've sliced off his ear no matter what he was drinking.
BANNED FOR NEARLY A CENTURY BECAUSE OF ITS REPUTATION FOR CAUSING SEIZURES, BLINDNESS AND, YES, EVEN INSANITY. THOSE CLAIMS HAVE NOW BEEN DEBUNKED AND LAST YEAR THE GOVERNMENT LIFTED THE BAN. MOST BRANDS ARE STILL IMPORTED FROM EUROPE. BUT ONE AMERICAN DISTILLERY, ST. GEORGE SPIRITS IN ALAMEDA, CALIFORNIA, IS THE FIRST IN THE COUNTRY TO MAKE ABSINTHE.
Lance Winters, Master Distiller, says: It is, in our opinion, the pinnacle of the distillers art form because it takes a lot of very loud, distinct voices, flavor and aroma-wise and gets them to harmonize with each other.
THEIR FIRST BATCH SOLD OUT IN JUST A FEW HOURS.
Jonny Raglin, Bar Manager, says: It piques people's curiosity. Especially since the legalization, people have been very curious.
Haven Daley, The Associated Press, says: This bar in San Francisco can finally serve the drink that it was named after.
THEY SERVE ABSINTHE THE TRADITIONAL WAY HERE...PLACING A SLOTTED SPOON ACROSS A GLASS WITH SUGAR ON TOP AND ALLOWING A TRICKLE OF WATER TO MELT THE SUGAR INTO THE GLASS CAUSING THE ABSINTHE TO BECOME CLOUDY.
Jonny Raglin, Bar Manager, says: In the old days these fountains would be placed down the bar and the bar keep would pour a glass of absinthe and the guests would prepare their own. If they didn't want sugar, they didn't have to have sugar. If they didn't want anything, they could drink it straight.
ABSINTHE DRINKERS SAY IT HAS AN EFFECT UNLIKE ANY OTHER.
Lance Winters, Master Distiller, says: You're still going to get the intoxicating effect. It is, after all, sixty percent alcohol by volume. But there also is a focus that comes along with that.
Jonny Raglin, Bar Manager, says: It's a very relaxing feeling. One is sufficient. Two, I think, is a great number. Three may be a little too much.
THE DRINK'S EFFECT AND ITS MYSTERIOUS PAST...DRAWING NEW CONSUMERS TO THE OLD SPIRIT. HAVEN DALEY, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, SAN FRANCISCO.
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00:00:13 1 Africa
00:00:22 1.1 Democratic Republic of Congo
00:00:33 1.2 Kenya
00:00:44 1.3 La Réunion
00:00:56 1.4 Madagascar
00:01:07 1.5 Mauritius
00:01:22 1.6 Mozambique
00:01:33 1.7 Seychelles
00:01:44 1.8 South Africa
00:01:56 2 Asia and the Pacific
00:02:05 2.1 Australia
00:02:28 2.2 India
00:02:41 2.3 Japan
00:02:51 2.4 Philippines
00:03:06 2.5 Nepal
00:03:18 2.6 Thailand
00:03:32 3 Caribbean
00:03:41 3.1 Antigua and Barbuda
00:03:54 3.2 Bahamas
00:04:04 3.3 Barbados
00:04:26 3.4 British Virgin Islands
00:04:38 3.5 Cuba
00:05:02 3.6 Dominican Republic
00:05:19 3.7 Grenada
00:05:31 3.8 Guadeloupe
00:05:46 3.9 Haiti
00:05:59 3.10 Jamaica
00:06:23 3.11 Martinique
00:06:47 3.12 Puerto Rico
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00:07:19 3.14 Saint Lucia
00:07:38 3.15 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
00:07:52 3.16 Sint Maarten
00:08:04 3.17 Trinidad and Tobago
00:08:31 3.18 US Virgin Islands
00:09:09 4 Central and South America
00:09:20 4.1 Argentina
00:09:30 4.2 Belize
00:09:43 4.3 Brazil
00:09:53 4.4 Colombia
00:10:13 4.5 Costa Rica
00:10:23 4.6 El Salvador
00:10:38 4.7 Guatemala
00:10:50 4.8 Guyana
00:11:04 4.9 Honduras
00:11:15 4.10 Nicaragua
00:11:29 4.11 Panama
00:13:13 4.12 Paraguay
00:13:27 4.13 Peru
00:13:40 4.14 Suriname
00:13:52 4.15 Venezuela
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00:14:39 5.2 Czech Republic
00:14:51 5.3 Denmark
00:15:01 5.4 France
00:15:30 5.5 Germany
00:15:40 5.6 The Netherlands
00:15:50 5.7 Spain
00:16:01 6 North America
00:16:10 6.1 Bermuda
00:16:22 6.2 Canada
00:16:42 6.3 Mexico
00:16:54 6.4 United States
00:17:10 6.4.1 Arizona
00:17:22 6.4.2 California
00:18:02 6.4.3 Connecticut
00:18:14 6.4.4 Delaware
00:18:25 6.4.5 Florida
00:18:43 6.4.6 Georgia
00:18:54 6.4.7 Hawaii
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00:19:30 6.4.10 Louisiana
00:19:49 6.4.11 Maine
00:20:10 6.4.12 Maryland
00:20:22 6.4.13 Massachusetts
00:21:07 6.4.14 Michigan
00:21:19 6.4.15 New Hampshire
00:21:30 6.4.16 New Jersey
00:21:42 6.4.17 New York
00:21:57 6.4.18 North Carolina
00:22:25 6.4.19 Oregon
00:22:36 6.4.20 Rhode Island
00:22:49 6.4.21 South Carolina
00:23:37 6.4.22 Tennessee
00:23:49 6.4.23 Texas
00:24:00 6.4.24 Vermont
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00:00:16 1 Africa
00:00:25 1.1 Democratic Republic of Congo
00:00:38 1.2 Kenya
00:00:50 1.3 La Réunion
00:01:04 1.4 Madagascar
00:01:16 1.5 Mauritius
00:01:34 1.6 Mozambique
00:01:46 1.7 Seychelles
00:01:58 1.8 South Africa
00:02:11 2 Asia and the Pacific
00:02:21 2.1 Australia
00:02:49 2.2 India
00:03:04 2.3 Japan
00:03:15 2.4 Philippines
00:03:32 2.5 Nepal
00:03:46 2.6 Thailand
00:04:01 3 Caribbean
00:04:11 3.1 Antigua and Barbuda
00:04:25 3.2 Bahamas
00:04:37 3.3 Barbados
00:05:01 3.4 British Virgin Islands
00:05:14 3.5 Cuba
00:05:43 3.6 Dominican Republic
00:06:03 3.7 Grenada
00:06:17 3.8 Guadeloupe
00:06:35 3.9 Haiti
00:06:49 3.10 Jamaica
00:07:20 3.11 Martinique
00:07:49 3.12 Puerto Rico
00:08:08 3.13 Saint Kitts and Nevis
00:08:26 3.14 Saint Lucia
00:08:49 3.15 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
00:09:05 3.16 Sint Maarten
00:09:19 3.17 Trinidad and Tobago
00:09:52 3.18 US Virgin Islands
00:10:42 4 Central and South America
00:10:53 4.1 Argentina
00:11:05 4.2 Belize
00:11:19 4.3 Brazil
00:11:30 4.4 Colombia
00:11:54 4.5 Costa Rica
00:12:05 4.6 El Salvador
00:12:22 4.7 Guatemala
00:12:36 4.8 Guyana
00:12:52 4.9 Honduras
00:13:04 4.10 Nicaragua
00:13:21 4.11 Panama
00:15:36 4.12 Paraguay
00:15:52 4.13 Peru
00:16:06 4.14 Suriname
00:16:20 4.15 Venezuela
00:16:53 5 Europe
00:17:02 5.1 Austria
00:17:14 5.2 Czech Republic
00:17:28 5.3 Denmark
00:17:40 5.4 France
00:18:14 5.5 Germany
00:18:25 5.6 The Netherlands
00:18:37 5.7 Spain
00:18:48 6 North America
00:18:58 6.1 Bermuda
00:19:10 6.2 Canada
00:19:34 6.3 Mexico
00:19:48 6.4 United States
00:20:07 6.4.1 Arizona
00:20:20 6.4.2 California
00:21:10 6.4.3 Connecticut
00:21:24 6.4.4 Delaware
00:21:36 6.4.5 Florida
00:21:58 6.4.6 Georgia
00:22:12 6.4.7 Hawaii
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00:23:41 6.4.12 Maryland
00:23:54 6.4.13 Massachusetts
00:24:53 6.4.14 Michigan
00:25:05 6.4.15 New Hampshire
00:25:19 6.4.16 New Jersey
00:25:33 6.4.17 New York
00:25:50 6.4.18 North Carolina
00:26:24 6.4.19 Oregon
00:26:38 6.4.20 Rhode Island
00:26:52 6.4.21 South Carolina
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Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913 – April 22, 1994) was the 37th President of the United States from 1969 until 1974 and the only president to resign from the position. He had previously served as the 36th Vice President of the United States from 1953 to 1961, and prior to that as both a U.S. Representative and Senator from California.
Nixon was born in Yorba Linda, California. After completing his undergraduate studies at Whittier College, he graduated from Duke University School of Law in 1937 and returned to California to practice law. He and his wife Pat moved to Washington in 1942 to work for the federal government. He subsequently served on active duty in the U.S. Navy Reserve during World War II. Nixon was elected to the House of Representatives in 1946 and to the Senate in 1950. His pursuit of the Hiss Case established his reputation as a leading anti-communist and elevated him to national prominence. He was the running mate of Dwight D. Eisenhower, the Republican Party presidential nominee in the 1952 election. Nixon served for eight years as Vice President, becoming the second-youngest vice president in history at age 40. He waged an unsuccessful presidential campaign in 1960, narrowly losing to John F. Kennedy, and lost a race for Governor of California to Pat Brown in 1962. In 1968, he ran for the presidency again and was elected, defeating incumbent Vice President Hubert Humphrey.
Nixon ended American involvement in the war in Vietnam in 1973 and brought the American POWs home, and ended the military draft. Nixon's visit to China in 1972 eventually led to diplomatic relations between the two nations and he initiated détente and the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty with the Soviet Union the same year. His administration generally transferred power from Washington D.C. to the states. He imposed wage and price controls for ninety days, enforced desegregation of Southern schools, established the Environmental Protection Agency and began the War on Cancer. Nixon also presided over the Apollo 11 moon landing, which signaled the end of the moon race. He was reelected in one of the largest electoral landslides in U.S. history in 1972 when he defeated George McGovern.
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The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.
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Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913 – April 22, 1994) was the 37th President of the United States from 1969 until 1974 and the only president to resign from the position. He had previously served as the 36th Vice President of the United States from 1953 to 1961, and prior to that as both a U.S. Representative and Senator from California.
Nixon was born in Yorba Linda, California. After completing his undergraduate studies at Whittier College, he graduated from Duke University School of Law in 1937 and returned to California to practice law. He and his wife Pat moved to Washington in 1942 to work for the federal government. He subsequently served on active duty in the U.S. Navy Reserve during World War II. Nixon was elected to the House of Representatives in 1946 and to the Senate in 1950. His pursuit of the Hiss Case established his reputation as a leading anti-communist and elevated him to national prominence. He was the running mate of Dwight D. Eisenhower, the Republican Party presidential nominee in the 1952 election. Nixon served for eight years as Vice President, becoming the second-youngest vice president in history at age 40. He waged an unsuccessful presidential campaign in 1960, narrowly losing to John F. Kennedy, and lost a race for Governor of California to Pat Brown in 1962. In 1968, he ran for the presidency again and was elected, defeating incumbent Vice President Hubert Humphrey.
Nixon ended American involvement in the war in Vietnam in 1973 and brought the American POWs home, and ended the military draft. Nixon's visit to China in 1972 eventually led to diplomatic relations between the two nations and he initiated détente and the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty with the Soviet Union the same year. His administration generally transferred power from Washington D.C. to the states. He imposed wage and price controls for ninety days, enforced desegregation of Southern schools, established the Environmental Protection Agency and began the War on Cancer. Nixon also presided over the Apollo 11 moon landing, which signaled the end of the moon race. He was reelected in one of the largest electoral landslides in U.S. history in 1972 when he defeated George McGovern.
In his second term, Nixon ordered an airlift to resupply Israeli losses in the Yom Kippur War, resulting in the restart of the Middle East peace process and an oil crisis at home. The Nixon administration supported a coup in Chile that ousted the government of Salvador Allende and propelled Augusto Pinochet to power. By late 1973, the Watergate scandal escalated, costing Nixon much of his political support. On August 9, 1974, he resigned in the face of almost certain impeachment and removal from office. After his resignation, he was issued a controversial pardon by his successor, Gerald Ford. In 20 years of retirement, Nixon wrote nine books and undertook many foreign trips, helping to rehabilitate his image into that of elder statesman. He suffered a debilitating stroke on April 18, 1994 and died four days later at the age of 81.
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Absinthe
00:02:26 1 Etymology
00:04:18 2 History
00:05:47 2.1 Growth of consumption
00:07:29 2.2 Bans
00:10:02 2.3 Modern revival
00:13:27 3 Production
00:14:14 3.1 Distilled absinthe
00:15:49 3.2 Cold mixed absinthe
00:17:11 3.3 Ingredients
00:17:55 3.4 Alternative colouring
00:18:56 3.5 Bottled strength
00:19:23 3.6 Kits
00:20:15 3.7 Alternatives
00:20:39 4 Preparation
00:24:33 5 Styles
00:28:46 6 Storage
00:30:08 7 Health effects
00:32:44 7.1 Controversy
00:35:54 8 Regulations
00:36:21 8.1 Australia
00:37:16 8.2 Brazil
00:37:54 8.3 Canada
00:39:29 8.4 European Union
00:40:01 8.5 Finland
00:40:33 8.6 France
00:41:34 8.7 Georgia
00:41:50 8.8 Germany
00:42:31 8.9 Italy
00:43:03 8.10 New Zealand
00:43:41 8.11 Sweden and Norway
00:44:38 8.12 Switzerland
00:45:23 8.13 United States
00:47:20 8.14 Vanuatu
00:47:51 9 Cultural influence
00:49:15 10 See also
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Absinthe (; French: [apsɛ̃t]) is historically described as a distilled, highly alcoholic beverage (45–74% ABV / 90–148 U.S. proof). It is an anise-flavoured spirit derived from botanicals, including the flowers and leaves of Artemisia absinthium (grand wormwood), together with green anise, sweet fennel, and other medicinal and culinary herbs.Absinthe traditionally has a natural green colour, but may also be colourless. It is commonly referred to in historical literature as la fée verte (the green fairy). It is sometimes mistakenly referred to as a liqueur, but it is not traditionally bottled with added sugar and is, therefore, classified as a spirit. Absinthe is traditionally bottled at a high level of alcohol by volume, but it is normally diluted with water prior to being consumed.
Absinthe originated in the canton of Neuchâtel in Switzerland in the late 18th century. It rose to great popularity as an alcoholic drink in late 19th- and early 20th-century France, particularly among Parisian artists and writers. The consumption of absinthe was opposed by social conservatives and prohibitionists, partly due to its association with bohemian culture. Absinthe drinkers included Ernest Hemingway, James Joyce, Charles Baudelaire, Paul Verlaine, Arthur Rimbaud, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Amedeo Modigliani, Pablo Picasso, Vincent van Gogh, Oscar Wilde, Marcel Proust, Aleister Crowley, Erik Satie, Edgar Allan Poe, Lord Byron, and Alfred Jarry.Absinthe has often been portrayed as a dangerously addictive psychoactive drug and hallucinogen. The chemical compound thujone which is present in the spirit in trace amounts was blamed for its alleged harmful effects. By 1915, absinthe had been banned in the United States and in much of Europe, including France, the Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland, and Austria-Hungary, yet it has not been demonstrated to be any more dangerous than ordinary spirits. Recent studies have shown that absinthe's psychoactive properties have been exaggerated, apart from that of the alcohol.A revival of absinthe began in the 1990s following the adoption of modern European Union food and beverage laws which removed long-standing barriers to its production and sale. By the early 21st century, nearly 200 brands of absinthe were being produced in a dozen countries, most notably in France, Switzerland, Australia, Spain, and Czechia.
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Mexico City | Wikipedia audio article
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Mexico City
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Mexico City, or the City of Mexico (Spanish: Ciudad de México, American Spanish: [sjuˈða(ð) ðe ˈmexiko] (listen); abbreviated as CDMX, Nahuatl languages: Āltepētl Mēxihco), is the capital of Mexico and the most populous city in North America. Mexico City is one of the most important cultural and financial centres in the Americas. It is located in the Valley of Mexico (Valle de México), a large valley in the high plateaus in the center of Mexico, at an altitude of 2,240 meters (7,350 ft). The city has 16 boroughs.
The 2009 population for the city proper was approximately 8.84 million people, with a land area of 1,485 square kilometers (573 sq mi). According to the most recent definition agreed upon by the federal and state governments, the population of Greater Mexico City is 21.3 million, which makes it the largest metropolitan area of the Western Hemisphere, the eleventh-largest agglomeration (2017), and the largest Spanish-speaking city in the world.Greater Mexico City has a GDP of $411 billion in 2011, making Greater Mexico City one of the most productive urban areas in the world. The city was responsible for generating 15.8% of Mexico's GDP, and the metropolitan area accounted for about 22% of total national GDP. If it were an independent country, in 2013, Mexico City would be the fifth-largest economy in Latin America, five times as large as Costa Rica and about the same size as Peru.Mexico’s capital is both the oldest capital city in the Americas and one of two founded by Native Americans, the other being Quito, Ecuador. The city was originally built on an island of Lake Texcoco by the Aztecs in 1325 as Tenochtitlan, which was almost completely destroyed in the 1521 siege of Tenochtitlan and subsequently redesigned and rebuilt in accordance with the Spanish urban standards. In 1524, the municipality of Mexico City was established, known as México Tenochtitlán, and as of 1585, it was officially known as Ciudad de México (Mexico City). Mexico City was the political, administrative, and financial center of a major part of the Spanish colonial empire. After independence from Spain was achieved, the federal district was created in 1824.
After years of demanding greater political autonomy, residents were finally given the right to elect both a Head of Government and the representatives of the unicameral Legislative Assembly by election in 1997. Ever since, the left-wing Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD) has controlled both of them. The city has several progressive policies, such as abortion on request, a limited form of euthanasia, no-fault divorce, and same-sex marriage.
On January 29, 2016, it ceased to be the Federal District (Spanish: Distrito Federal or D.F.), and is now officially known as Ciudad de México (or CDMX). Mexico City is now in transition to become the country's 32nd federal entity, which gives it a level of autonomy comparable to that of a state. A clause in the Constitution of Mexico, however, prevents it from becoming a state, as it is the seat of power in the country, unless the capital of the country were relocated elsewhere.