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New Mexico (Spanish : Nuevo México [ˈnweβo ˈmexiko] ⓘ ; Navajo : Yootó Hahoodzo Navajo pronunciation: [jòːtʰó hɑ̀hòːtsò] ) is a landlocked state in the Southwestern region of the United States . It is one of the Mountain States of the southern Rocky Mountains , sharing the Four Corners region with Utah , Colorado , and Arizona . It also borders Texas to the east and southeast, Oklahoma to the northeast, and the Mexican states of Chihuahua and Sonora to the south. New Mexico's largest city is Albuquerque , and its state capital is Santa Fe , the oldest state capital in the U.S., founded in 1610 as the government seat of Nuevo México in New Spain .
New Mexico is the fifth largest of the fifty states by area, but with just over 2.1 million residents, ranks 36th in population and 46th in population density . Its climate and geography are highly varied, ranging from forested mountains to sparse deserts; the northern and eastern regions exhibit a colder alpine climate , while the west and south are warmer and more arid . The Rio Grande and its fertile valley runs from north-to-south, creating a riparian climate through the center of the state that supports a bosque habitat and distinct Albuquerque Basin climate. One–third of New Mexico's land is federally owned, and the state hosts many protected wilderness areas and national monuments, including three UNESCO World Heritage Sites , the most of any U.S. state.
New Mexico's economy is highly diversified, including cattle ranching , agriculture , lumber , scientific and technological research, tourism, and the arts , especially textiles and visual arts . Major sectors include mining, oil and gas, aerospace , media , and film. Its total gross domestic product (GDP) in 2020 was $95.73 billion, with a GDP per capita of roughly $46,300. State tax policy is characterized by low to moderate taxation of resident personal income by national standards, with tax credits, exemptions, and special considerations for military personnel and favorable industries. Due to its large area and economic climate, New Mexico has a significant U.S. military presence, including White Sands Missile Range , and strategically valuable federal research centers, such as the Sandia and Los Alamos National Laboratories . The state hosted several key facilities of the Manhattan Project , which developed the world's first atomic bomb , and was the site of the first nuclear test, Trinity . (Full article... )
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The Gadsden Purchase and main cities
The Gadsden Purchase (Spanish : Venta de La Mesilla "La Mesilla sale") is a 29,640-square-mile (76,800 km2 ) region of present-day southern Arizona and southwestern New Mexico that the United States acquired from Mexico by the Treaty of Mesilla , which took effect on June 8, 1854. The purchase included lands south of the Gila River and west of the Rio Grande where the U.S. wanted to build a transcontinental railroad along a deep southern route, which the Southern Pacific Railroad later completed in 1881–1883. The purchase also aimed to resolve other border issues.
The first draft was signed on December 30, 1853, by
James Gadsden , U.S. minister to Mexico, and by
Antonio López de Santa Anna , president of Mexico. The U.S. Senate voted in favor of ratifying it with amendments on April 25, 1854, and then sent it to President
Franklin Pierce . Mexico's government and its
General Congress or Congress of the Union took final approval action on June 8, 1854, when the treaty took effect. The purchase was the last substantial territorial acquisition in the
contiguous United States , and defined the
Mexico–United States border . The Arizona cities of
Tucson ,
Yuma and
Tombstone are on territory acquired by the U.S. in the Gadsden Purchase. (
Full article... )
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The following are images from various New Mexico-related articles on Wikipedia.
Image 1 Symbols of the Southwest: a string of dried
chile pepper pods (a
ristra ) and a bleached white
cow 's
skull hang in a market near
Santa Fe . (from
New Mexico )
Image 2 Bronze statue of Archbishop Lamy in front of St. Francis Cathedral (from
History of New Mexico )
Image 3 Spaceport America terminal,
The Gateway (from
New Mexico )
Image 5 1867 map (from
History of New Mexico )
Image 6 New Mexico
state quarter , circulated in April 2008 (from
New Mexico )
Image 7 San Miguel Chapel , built in 1610 in
Santa Fe , is the oldest church structure in the continental U.S. (from
New Mexico )
Image 8 Party registration by New Mexico county (February 2023):
Democratic >= 30%
Democratic >= 40%
Democratic >= 50%
Democratic >= 60%
Democratic >= 70%
Republican >= 40%
Republican >= 50%
Republican >= 60%
(from
New Mexico )
Image 9 Ethnic origins in New Mexico (from
New Mexico )
Image 10 "The indigenous people of northern New Mexico" by
Balduin Möllhausen , 1861 (from
New Mexico )
Image 12 Downtown Santa Fe train station (from
New Mexico )
Image 13 Albuquerque Studios , built in 2007 for the rising demand of film production in the state (from
New Mexico )
Image 14 President
William Howard Taft at his desk in the Oval Office, signing the statehood bill for New Mexico on January 6, 1912. (from
History of New Mexico )
Image 15 Tierra O Muerte – Land or Death. Some New Mexicans express dissatisfaction over land grant issues which date back to the Mexican War. (from
History of New Mexico )
Image 16 Comancheria and the New Mexico settlements prior to 1850. (from
History of New Mexico )
Image 17 New Mexico population density map (from
New Mexico )
Image 18 José Rafael Aragón ,
Crucifix , ca. 1795–1862,
Brooklyn Museum , From about 1750, Catholic churches in Spanish New Mexico were increasingly decorated with the work of native craftspeople rather than with paintings, sculpture, and furniture imported from Europe. This small santo (religious image) is typical of the locally produced objects. It is made of indigenous pine and painted with water-based pigments used by native artisans. (from
History of New Mexico )
Image 19 Province of
New Mexico when it belonged to Mexico in 1824 (from
History of New Mexico )
Image 20 The railway station in
Tucumcari (from
New Mexico )
Image 21 A
Hispano boy in
Chamisal , 1940 (from
New Mexico )
Image 22 Proposals for Texas northwestern boundary (from
History of New Mexico )
Image 23 In this photo, the
Mexico–United States border divides
Sunland Park and the Mexican state of
Chihuahua . (from
New Mexico )
Image 24 Counties in New Mexico by racial plurality, per the 2020 U.S. census
Non-Hispanic White 40–50%
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
Native American 40–50%
80–90%
Hispanic or Latino 40–50%
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
(from
New Mexico )
Image 25 Ancestral Pueblo territory shown in pink over New Mexico (from
New Mexico )
Image 26 Luminarias in the old mission church,
Jemez State Monument (from
New Mexico )
Image 27 A
homesteader and his children at the New Mexico Fair in
Pie Town, New Mexico , 1940 (from
New Mexico )
Image 29 Köppen climate types of New Mexico, using 1991–2020
climate normals (from
New Mexico )
Image 31 Territory of
Santa Fe de Nuevo México when it belonged to Mexico in 1824 (from
New Mexico )
Image 34 The
New Mexico Rail Runner Express is a commuter operation that runs along the Central Rio Grande Valley. (from
New Mexico )
Image 38 Greater roadrunner (the state bird of New Mexico) (from
New Mexico )
Image 39 Jean Nicolas Du Tralage and
Vincenzo Coronelli 's 1687 map of New Mexico (from
History of New Mexico )
Image 42 Public New Mexico colleges and universities. New Mexico Higher Education Department. (from
New Mexico )
Image 43 Statue of
Popé , leader of the
Pueblo Revolt of 1680. The statue, entitled
Po'pay , is among two statues depicting New Mexicans at the
United States Capitol National Statuary Hall Collection , the other being
Dennis Chávez . (from
New Mexico )
Image 44 Santa Fe trail sign (from
New Mexico )
Image 45 Gen. Kearny's
annexation of New Mexico, August 15, 1846 (from
History of New Mexico )
Image 47 Interior of the Crosby Theater at the
Santa Fe Opera , viewed from the mezzanine (from
New Mexico )
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Largest cities
Largest cities or towns in New Mexico
Source:2017 U.S. Census Bureau Estimate
Rank
Name
County
Pop.
Albuquerque Las Cruces
1
Albuquerque
Bernalillo
558,545
Rio Rancho Santa Fe
2
Las Cruces
Doña Ana
101,712
3
Rio Rancho
Sandoval / Bernalillo
96,159
4
Santa Fe
Santa Fe
83,776
5
Roswell
Chaves
47,775
6
Farmington
San Juan
45,450
7
Clovis
Curry
38,962
8
Hobbs
Lea
37,764
9
Alamogordo
Otero
31,248
10
Carlsbad
Eddy
28,774
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