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| new mexico - a state in southwestern United States on the Mexican border | ||
| Land of Enchantment, NM | ||
| the states, u.s.a., united states of america, us, america, u.s., united states, usa North America and South America and Central America | ||
| southwestern united states, southwest a location in the southwestern part of a country, region, or city | ||
| carlsbad caverns national park a national park in New Mexico featuring what is probably the world's largest cavern with spectacular underground formations | ||
| albuquerque the largest city in New Mexico; located in central New Mexico on the Rio Grande river | ||
| carlsbad a town in southeastern New Mexico on the Pecos River near the Mexican border; potash deposits | ||
| farmington a residential town in central Connecticut | ||
| gallup a town in northwestern New Mexico near the Arizona border | ||
| las cruces a town in southern New Mexico on the Rio Grande | ||
| los alamos a town in north central New Mexico; in 1942 it was chosen as a nuclear research site where the first atomic bombs were produced | ||
| roswell a town in southeast New Mexico | ||
| capital of new mexico, santa fe capital of the state of New Mexico; located in north central New Mexico | ||
| silver city a town in southwestern New Mexico | ||
| taos an artist colony in northern New Mexico | ||
| chihuahuan desert a desert in western Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and northern Mexico | ||
| brazos, brazos river a river that rises in Mexico and flows across Texas into the Gulf of Mexico | ||
| canadian river, canadian a river rising in northeastern New Mexico and flowing eastward across the Texas panhandle to become a tributary of the Arkansas River in Oklahoma | ||
| carlsbad caverns a group of caverns in southeastern New Mexico noted for their stalactites and stalagmites | ||
| cimarron river, cimarron a river that rises in northeastern New Mexico and flows eastward into Oklahoma where it becomes a tributary of the Arkansas River | ||
| colorado plateau a large plateau to the south and west of the Rocky Mountains; abuts mountains on the north and east and ends in an escarpment overlooking lowlands to the south and west; the Grand Canyon is carved out of the southwestern corner | ||
| gila, gila river a river that rises in western New Mexico and flows westward through southern Arizona to become a tributary of the Colorado River | ||
| guadalupe mountains a mountain range in southern New Mexico and western Texas; the southern extension of the Sacramento Mountains | ||
| llano estacado a large semiarid plateau forming the southern part of the Great Plains | ||
| pecos, pecos river a tributary of the Rio Grande that flows southeastward from New Mexico through western Texas | ||
| sacramento mountains mountain range in New Mexico to the east of the Rio Grande | ||
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new mexico
The 47th state of the United States of America, located in the southwest.
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new mexico
A Territory of the United States, bounded on the north by Colorado, east by Texas, south by Texas and Mexico, and west by Arizona. The country was explored by the Spaniards in 1537, and was taken possession of by the viceroy of Mexico in the name of the king of Spain towards the latter part of that century. About 1680, the natives, who were an industrious people of Aztec race, provoked by the oppression of their rulers, rose against them and succeeded in driving them from the country. The Spaniards, however, soon regained their foothold, which they succeeded in maintaining until 1822, when Mexico and its dependencies threw off the yoke of Spain. In 1846, Gen. Kearney captured Santa Fé, the capital of New Mexico, and soon after became master of the whole Territory, which was ceded to the United States in 1848, and in 1850 organized as a Territory. In 1854 another portion of Mexican territory gained by purchase was added to it, and subsequently the Territory of Arizona was set off from it, and another portion added to Colorado. During the civil war New Mexico was the theatre of some desperate and hard-fought battles. On February 21, 1862, a Confederate force of Texans about 2500 strong, under Gen. Sibley, defeated the Union forces under Col. Canby at Valverde, about 10 miles from Fort Craig, and captured their guns. The loss of his battery compelled Col. Canby to fall back to Fort Craig, but the enemy was so crippled that he did not attempt to follow, but proceeded to Albuquerque and Santa Fé, both of which towns were evacuated by the Union troops. Soon afterwards a force of 400 Texans going north to reinforce Gen. Sibley were captured by Col. Canby. On March 26, 1862, an engagement took place at Apache Pass, in which 100 Texans were captured, between 300 and 400 killed, and 50 wagons burned. Another engagement took place on the 28th, at Pigeon’s Ranche, 25 miles north of Santa Fé, in which the Confederates lost more prisoners. About the middle of April, Col. Canby concentrating his forces attacked the Texans at Parillo, on the Rio Grande, and after a short action defeated them with great slaughter, and compelled them to fly to the mountains. From this point until they reached Fort Bliss, Texas, their retreat was a succession of disasters. They left in New Mexico more than one-half of their original number as killed, wounded, or prisoners, and every place which they abandoned in their retreat was immediately occupied by Union troops.
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New Mexico is a state in the United States of America. It is considered part of the American Southwest and is bordered by Texas to the east, Oklahoma to the northeast, Colorado to the north, and Arizona to the west. The northwest corner of the state also touches Utah. This area is know as the Four Corners because four states meet there. The state is called Land of Enchantment / Tierra del Encanto
New Mexico became a state on January 6, 1912 and became the 47th state accepted into the United States. The state capital is Santa Fe. New Mexico's population is 1,819,046 and most of the people live in the biggest city, Albuquerque.
Interesting Places To Visit.
New Mexico is home to 18 Indian tribes, across the state.
Old Indian ruins, such as Chaco Canyon and Bandelier,were home to thousands of
Native Americans hundreds and thousands of years ago.
The first nuclear weapon otherwise know as the atomic bomb was teated at Trinity test site at White Sands in southern New Mexico. 275 square miles are covered in white gypsum sand.
The Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Park has large rocks made of pumice and tuff. The rocks are shaped like teepees and have a large rock, a "hat" that sits on top.
Roswell New Mexico is home to the yearly UFO festival.
Albuquerque hosts a Balloon Fiesta every year. Nearly 1 million people visit with over a thousand balloons participating. About 50 states and 20 countries come to Albuquerque for this event. Albuquerque is home to the Sandia Mountains and a 2.7
