Territorial evolution of New Mexico

The area currently occupied by the U.S. State of New Mexico has undergone numerous changes in occupancy and territorial claims and designations. This geographic chronology traces the territorial evolution of New Mexico.

Location of the State of New Mexico in the United States of America.

Timeline

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Maps

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See also

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  Santa Fe de Nuevo México
  La Louisiane
  La Luisiana
  Louisiana Purchase
  District of Louisiana
  Louisiana Territory
  Arkansaw Territory
  Missouri Territory
  Mexican Empire
  Republic of Texas
  U.S. provisional government of New Mexico
  State of Deseret
  New Mexico Territory
  Confederate Territory of Arizona
  State of New Mexico

References

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  1. ^ Thirty-first United States Congress (September 9, 1850). "An Act Proposing to the State of Texas the Establishment of her Northern and Western Boundaries, the Relinquishment by the said State of all Territory claimed by her exterior to said Boundaries, and of all her Claims upon the United States, and to establish a territorial Government for New Mexico". Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  2. ^ Sixty-first United States Congress (June 20, 1910). "An Act To enable the people of New Mexico to form a constitution and state government and be admitted into the Union on an equal footing with the original States; and to enable the people of Arizona to form a constitution and state government and be admitted into the Union on an equal footing with the original States" (PDF). Library of Congress. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  3. ^ William Howard Taft (January 6, 1912). "Proclamation 1175—Admitting New Mexico to the Union". The American Presidency Project. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
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