Territorial evolution of New Mexico

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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.

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

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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). 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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