Outline of New Mexico

The Flag of the State of New Mexico

The Great Seal of the State of New Mexico

The location of the state of New Mexico in the United States of America

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the U.S. state of New Mexico:

New Mexico – U.S. state located in the southwest region of the United States. It is the state with the highest percentage of Hispanics, including descendants of Spanish colonists and recent immigrants from Latin America. Congress admitted New Mexico to the Union as the 47th State on January 6, 1912.

General reference[]

An enlargeable map of the State of New Mexico

Names
- Common name: New Mexico
  - Pronunciation:
- Official name: State of New Mexico
- Abbreviations and name codes
  - Postal symbol: NM
  - ISO 3166-2 code: US-NM
  - Internet second-level domain: .nm.us
- Nicknames
  - Land of Enchantment (currently used on license plates)
  - Land of Sunshine (predates "Land of Enchantment"; this earlier nickname highlighted the large percentage of sunshine received statewide)
  - The Outer Space State
Adjectivals
- New Mexico
- New Mexican
Demonym: New Mexican

Geography of New Mexico[]

Geography of New Mexico

New Mexico is: a U.S. state, a federal state of the United States of America
Location
- Northern hemisphere
- Western hemisphere
  - Americas
    - North America
      - Anglo America
      - Northern America
        United States of America
        Contiguous United States
        Western United States
        Mountain West United States
        
        Southwestern United States
Population of New Mexico: 2,059,179 (2010 U.S. Census^[1])
Area of New Mexico: 121,590 sq mi (314,900 km²)
Atlas of New Mexico

Places in New Mexico[]

Environment of New Mexico[]

Climate of New Mexico
Superfund sites in New Mexico
Wildlife of New Mexico
- Fauna of New Mexico
  - Birds of New Mexico

Natural geographic features of New Mexico[]

Regions of New Mexico[]

Central New Mexico
Eastern New Mexico
Northern New Mexico
Southern New Mexico
- Southwestern New Mexico

Administrative divisions of New Mexico[]

An enlargeable map of the 33 counties of the state of New Mexico

The 33 counties of the state of New Mexico
- Municipalities in New Mexico
  - Cities in New Mexico
    - State capital of New Mexico: Santa Fe
    - Largest city in New Mexico: Albuquerque (34th-largest city in the U.S. As of June 2007)
    - City nicknames in New Mexico

Demography of New Mexico[]

Demographics of New Mexico

Government and politics of New Mexico[]

Politics of New Mexico

Form of government: U.S. state government
United States congressional delegations from New Mexico
New Mexico State Capitol
Elections in New Mexico
- Electoral reform in New Mexico
Political party strength in New Mexico

Military in New Mexico[]

History of New Mexico[]

History of New Mexico

History of New Mexico, by period[]

Prehistory of New Mexico
Puebloan peoples
Spanish exploration, 1541–1680
Spanish colony of Santa Fé de Nuevo Méjico, 1598–1821
- Juan de Oñate Salazar founds San Juan de los Caballeros near Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo, 1598
- founds La Villa Real de la Santa Fé de San Francisco de Asís (Santa Fé) near pueblo, 1608
- Governor Pedro de Peralta moves capital from San Juan to Santa Fé, 1610
  - Village of Taos founded near Pueblo de Taos, 1617
- Popé leads Pueblo Revolt, 1680–1692
- Governor Diego de Vargas Zapata y Luján Ponce de León y Contreras leads Reconquesta, 1692
- Governor Francisco Cuervo y Valdés founds Ranchos de Alburquerque (Albuquerque), 1706
- Domínguez–Escalante expedition, 1776
- United States presses territorial claims from Louisiana Purchase of 1803
  - Spanish cavalry arrests U.S. Army Pike Expedition, 1807
- Adams–Onís Treaty of 1819
Mexican War of Independence, September 16, 1810 – August 24, 1821
- Treaty of Córdoba, August 24, 1821
Mexican territory of Santa Fé de Nuevo México, 1821–1846
- William Becknell opens Santa Fe Trail, 1821
- Constitution of Mexico of 1824
- Antonio Armijo opens Spanish Trail, 1829
- Republic of Texas presses territorial claims, 1836–1845
  - Mexican Army arrests Texan Santa Fe Expedition, 1841
- Revolt of 1837
Mexican–American War, April 25, 1846 – February 2, 1848
- U.S. Military Province of New Mexico, 1846
  - Military Governor – General Stephen Watts Kearny, 1846
- Siege of Pueblo de Taos, 1847
- Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, February 2, 1848
U.S. Provisional Government of New Mexico 1846–1850
- State of Deseret (extralegal), 1849–1850
- Proposed state of New Mexico, 1850
- Compromise of 1850
Territory of New Mexico, 1850–1912
- Gadsden Purchase of 1853
- Long Walk to Bosque Redondo, 1860–1861
- American Civil War, April 12, 1861 – May 13, 1865
  - New Mexico in the American Civil War, 1861–1865
    - Border territory, 1861–1865
    - New Mexico Campaign, 1862
      - Battle of Glorieta Pass, March 26–28, 1862
    - Confederate Territory of Arizona, 1861–1865
- Comanche Campaign, 1868–1874
- Spanish–American War, April 25 – August 12, 1898
State of New Mexico becomes 47th State admitted to the United States of America on January 6, 1912
- World War I, June 28, 1914 – November 11, 1918
  - United States enters Great War on April 6, 1917
- Carlsbad Caverns National Park established on May 14, 1930
- World War II, September 1, 1939 – September 2, 1945
  - United States enters Second World War on December 8, 1941
  - Manhattan Engineering District, 1941–1946
    - Site Y (Los Alamos National Laboratory), since 1943
    - Z Division (Sandia National Laboratories), since 1945
    - Trinity Site (White Sands Missile Range), since 1945
      - Trinity Test, 1945-07-16

History of New Mexico, by region[]

By city
- History of Roswell, New Mexico
- History of Santa Fe, New Mexico

History of New Mexico, by subject[]

Culture of New Mexico[]

Culture of New Mexico

Cuisine of New Mexico
Museums in New Mexico
Religion in New Mexico
Scouting in New Mexico
State symbols of New Mexico
- Flag of the State of New Mexico
- Great Seal of the State of New Mexico