Maryland

"Maryland es uno de los 50 estados de los Estados Unidos de América, localizado en la región este del país. Maryland recibió su nombre en homenaje a la reina Enriqueta María de Francia, esposa del rey Carlos I de Inglaterra (Maryland en inglés significa "Tierra de María"). Maryland fue una de las Trece Colonias que se rebelaron contra el dominio británico en la región. El apodo del estado es Old Line State, en homenaje a sus "tropas de línea" (troops of the line), que fueron varias veces elogiadas por George Washington por su excelente actuación en la Guerra de Independencia de los Estados Unidos. El actual himno de Estados Unidos, The Star-Spangled Banner, fue escrito por Francis Scott Key, un abogado y poeta aficionado que se inspiró al ver a las tropas estadounidenses defendiendo con éxito un ataque de tropas navales del Reino Unido (en la época, la mayor potencia militar del mundo) contra Baltimore, en la Guerra anglo-estadounidense de 1812."

"Maryland /mrlnd/ is a state located in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and Washington, D.C. to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east. The state's largest city is Baltimore, and its capital is Annapolis. Among its occasional nicknames are Old Line State, the Free State, and the Chesapeake Bay State. The state is named after Henrietta Maria of France, the wife of Charles I of England. One of the original Thirteen Colonies, Maryland is considered to be the birthplace of religious freedom in America, when it was formed by George Calvert in the early 17th century as an intended refuge for persecuted Catholics from England. George Calvert was the first Lord of Baltimore and the first English proprietor of the then-Maryland colonial grant. Maryland was the seventh state to ratify the United States Constitution, and played a pivotal role in the founding of Washington, D.C., which was established on land donated by the state. Maryland is one of the smallest states in terms of area, as well as one of the most densely populated, with around six million residents. With its close proximity to the nation's capital, and a highly diversified economy spanning manufacturing, services, and biotechnology, Maryland has the highest median household income of any state."