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Mexican visit

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Mexican visit

In 1980 Prime Minister Robert Muldoon made an official visit to Mexico, accompanied by a high-level trade mission comprising public- and private-sector representatives. Here, the delegation and their Mexican hosts stand before the Monumento de los Niños Héroes, which commemorates six teenage boys who died defending Mexico City during the Mexican–American War of 1846–48.

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Warwick E. Murray, Latin America and New Zealand – Diplomatic relations and migration, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/36033/mexican-visit (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Warwick E. Murray, published 18 May 2012.