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1 day ago · New Mexico ranks fifth among the 50 U.S. states in terms of total area and is bounded by Colorado to the north, Oklahoma and Texas to the east, Texas and the Mexican states of Chihuahua and Sonora to the south, and Arizona (which was part of the Territory of New Mexico from 1850 to 1863) to the west.
May 11, 2024 · Below are other impressive historical landmarks and places just a short drive from New Mexico’s largest cities. 1. Bandelier National Monument. Just an hour outside of Santa Fe is Bandelier National Monument, a large complex of Ancestral Pueblo structures built right into the large limestone cliffs.
1 day ago · New Mexico campaign Gen. Kearny's annexation of New Mexico Territory, August 15, 1846. After the declaration of war on May 13, 1846, United States Army General Stephen W. Kearny moved southwest from Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, in June 1846 with about 1,700 men in his Army of the West. Kearny's orders were to secure the territories Nuevo México ...
2 days ago · After New Mexico was ceded to the United States (1848), Santa Fe became the capital in 1851 of the Territory of New Mexico and, in 1912, of the state. In 1862 the city was occupied for two weeks by Confederate forces under Gen. H.H. Sibley.
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1 day ago · In 1846, the United States declared war on Mexico. Brigadier General Stephen W. Kearny led the main body of his Army of the West of some 1,700 soldiers into Santa Fe to claim it and the whole New Mexico Territory for the United States. By 1848 the U.S. officially gained New Mexico through the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.
5 days ago · Exploring New Mexico history, from ancient indigenous civilizations to Spanish conquistadors and cowboys in the American West.
4 days ago · Blackdom experienced a brief resurgence when oil was discovered in New Mexico, and the Blackdom Oil Company was established in 1919. Although not a boon to the Black residents, oil exploration throughout New Mexico allowed Blackdom to persevere during the 1920s and provided a ray of hope that this settlement might attract more homesteaders.
