Portal:New Mexico

The New Mexico Portal The Flag of New Mexico 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; 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. 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...) Recognized content - Entries here consist of Good and Featured articles, which meet a core set of high editorial standards. 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...) List of recognized articles Chetro Ketl William Hanna Chaco Culture National Historical Park Trinity (nuclear test) U.S. Route 491 Kenneth Walker List of municipalities in New Mexico List of tallest buildings in Albuquerque Bonanza City, New Mexico Atari video game burial Alamogordo, New Mexico 2012 New Mexico Bowl Leroy Petry Socorro springsnail Cody Ross Alan Hale (astronomer) Gary Johnson McDonald Ranch House Cowboy Jimmy Moore Dorothy McKibbin Edward Condon Lake Estancia Selected article - Old Route 66 westbound near I-40 exit 104. The historic U.S. Route 66 (US 66, Route 66) ran east–west across the central part of the state of New Mexico, along the path now taken by Interstate 40 (I-40). However, until 1937, it took a longer route via Los Lunas, Albuquerque, and Santa Fe, now roughly New Mexico State Road 6 (NM 6), I-25, and US 84. Large portions of the old road parallel to I-40 have been designated NM 117, NM 118, NM 122, NM 124, NM 333, three separate loops of I-40 Business, and state-maintained frontage roads. It is one of the roads on the Trails of the Ancients Byway, one of the designated New Mexico Scenic Byways. (Full article...) List of selected articles History of New Mexico Albuquerque, New Mexico Las Cruces, New Mexico Rio Rancho, New Mexico Santa Fe, New Mexico Roswell, New Mexico Ancestral Puebloans University of New Mexico New Mexico State University Albuquerque International Sunport Santa Fe Regional Airport Santa Fe de Nuevo México New Mexican cuisine Pueblo Zuni people Jemez Mountains New Mexico music LGBT rights in New Mexico New Mexico State Penitentiary riot John Denver Albuquerque Police Department U.S. Route 491 COVID-19 pandemic in New Mexico Neil Patrick Harris Jeff Bezos Holly Holm Geronimo Demi Moore Ronnie Lott Ronny Cox Demi Lovato Dolores Huerta Harrison Schmitt General images - The following are images from various New Mexico-related articles on Wikipedia. San Miguel Chapel, built in 1610 in Santa Fe, is the oldest church structure in the continental U.S. (from New Mexico) "The indigenous people of northern New Mexico" by Balduin Möllhausen, 1861 (from New Mexico) Jean Nicolas Du Tralage and Vincenzo Coronelli's 1687 map of New Mexico (from History of New Mexico) Carlsbad Caverns National Park (from New Mexico) 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) Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) (from New Mexico) Shiprock (from New Mexico) The Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad (from New Mexico) Province of New Mexico when it belonged to Mexico in 1824 (from History of New Mexico) 1867 map (from History of New Mexico) 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) Bronze statue of Archbishop Lamy in front of St. Francis Cathedral (from History of New Mexico) An F-22 Raptor flown by the 49th Fighter Wing at Holloman AFB (from New Mexico) Counties in New Mexico by racial plurality, per the 2020 U.S. census Legend 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) Territory of Santa Fe de Nuevo México when it belonged to Mexico in 1824 (from New Mexico) 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) Public New Mexico colleges and universities. New Mexico Higher Education Department. (from New Mexico) White Sands National Park (from New Mexico) Wheeler Peak in the Sangre de Cristo Range (from New Mexico) Ethnic origins in New Mexico (from New Mexico) Ancestral Pueblo territory shown in pink over New Mexico (from New Mexico) New Mexico state quarter, circulated in April 2008 (from New Mexico) Köppen climate types of New Mexico, using 1991–2020 climate normals (from New Mexico) Rio Grande Gorge and Bridge (from New Mexico) A homesteader and his children at the New Mexico Fair in Pie Town, New Mexico, 1940 (from New Mexico) Santa Fe trail sign (from New Mexico) The New Mexico Rail Runner Express is a commuter operation that runs along the Central Rio Grande Valley. (from New Mexico) Downtown Santa Fe train station (from New Mexico) Albuquerque Studios, built in 2007 for the rising demand of film production in the state (from New Mexico) In this photo, the Mexico–United States border divides Sunland Park and the Mexican state of Chihuahua. (from New Mexico) 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) Serving food in Pie Town, New Mexico, 1940 (from History of New Mexico) The New Mexico Public Education Department is in Santa Fe. (from New Mexico) Spaceport America terminal, The Gateway (from New Mexico) New Mexico proposed boundary before Compromise of 1850 (from History of New Mexico) Interior of the Crosby Theater at the Santa Fe Opera, viewed from the mezzanine (from New Mexico) 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) Luminarias in the old mission church, Jemez State Monument (from New Mexico) Comancheria and the New Mexico settlements prior to 1850. (from History of New Mexico) Proposals for Texas northwestern boundary (from History of New Mexico) Greater roadrunner (the state bird of New Mexico) (from New Mexico) The Santa Ana Star Center (from New Mexico) 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) New Mexico population density map (from New Mexico) The railway station in Tucumcari (from New Mexico) Gen. Kearny's annexation of New Mexico, August 15, 1846 (from History of New Mexico) A Hispano boy in Chamisal, 1940 (from New Mexico) Did you know - ... that a boy's voice over CB radio claiming to be within an overturned truck in New Mexico sparked a search-and-rescue mission 49 years ago today? ... that Roswell, New Mexico, radio station KBIM was so successful that its owner was able to start two other stations with its profits? ... that in 2007, Joe Garcia became the first governor of a pueblo to swear in the governor of New Mexico? ... that a New Mexico TV station went on the air "a day late but ... not a single program short"? ... that when the founder of New Mexico television station KBIM-TV was told on the morning of April Fools' Day that his station's tower had collapsed, he initially wrote it off as a joke? ... that in an 1854 war with the Jicarilla, William S. Messervy, the acting governor of the New Mexico Territory, desired either "their extinction or their settlement in pueblos"? Topics Largest cities Categories Category puzzle Select [►] to view subcategories New Mexico New Mexico-related lists Communications in New Mexico New Mexico culture Demographics of New Mexico Economy of New Mexico Education in New Mexico Environment of New Mexico Geography of New Mexico Government of New Mexico Health in New Mexico History of New Mexico New Mexico law Military in New Mexico Native American tribes in New Mexico People from New Mexico People from Santa Fe de Nuevo México Politics of New Mexico Science and technology in New Mexico New Mexico society Sports in New Mexico Territorial Style Tourist attractions in New Mexico Transportation in New Mexico Works about New Mexico Images of New Mexico New Mexico stubs New articles This list was generated from these rules. Questions and feedback are always welcome! 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