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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; 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...)

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Location of Bonanza City

Bonanza City is a ghost town, located 13 miles (21 km) southwest of Santa Fe in Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States. The town was founded in 1880 as a mining town, following the discovery of gold and silver in the nearby Cerrillos Hills. It was abandoned sometime in the early 1900s. Later in the 20th century, The Bonanza Creek Movie Ranch, which contains a movie set depicting a late 19th century mining town, was built near the ruins of Bonanza City. (Full article...)

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Ronald Mandel Lott (born May 8, 1959) is an American former professional football player in the National Football League (NFL) for 14 seasons from 1981 to 1994.

Lott played college football for the University of Southern California (USC), and was honored as a consensus All-American. A first-round pick in the 1981 NFL draft, he played for the San Francisco 49ers, Los Angeles Raiders, New York Jets, and Kansas City Chiefs of the NFL. Lott was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2000 and the International Sports Hall of Fame in 2023, and is widely considered to be one of the best of all time at the safety position in NFL history. (Full article...)

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Image 1Serving food in Pie Town, New Mexico, 1940 (from History of New Mexico)
Image 2Province of New Mexico when it belonged to Mexico in 1824 (from History of New Mexico)
Image 3Public New Mexico colleges and universities. New Mexico Higher Education Department. (from New Mexico)
Image 4Carlsbad Caverns National Park (from New Mexico)
Image 5Symbols 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 6Wheeler Peak in the Sangre de Cristo Range (from New Mexico)
Image 7Albuquerque Studios, built in 2007 for the rising demand of film production in the state (from New Mexico)
Image 8Tierra 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 9Santa Fe trail sign (from New Mexico)
Image 10Rio Grande Gorge and Bridge (from New Mexico)
Image 11In this photo, the Mexico–United States border divides Sunland Park and the Mexican state of Chihuahua. (from New Mexico)
Image 12An F-22 Raptor flown by the 49th Fighter Wing at Holloman AFB (from New Mexico)
Image 13Greater roadrunner (the state bird of New Mexico) (from New Mexico)
Image 14The Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad (from New Mexico)
Image 15Proposals for Texas northwestern boundary (from History of New Mexico)
Image 16President 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 171867 map (from History of New Mexico)
Image 18Jean Nicolas Du Tralage and Vincenzo Coronelli's 1687 map of New Mexico (from History of New Mexico)
Image 19Ethnic origins in New Mexico (from New Mexico)
Image 20Bronze statue of Archbishop Lamy in front of St. Francis Cathedral (from History of New Mexico)
Image 21Köppen climate types of New Mexico, using 1991–2020 climate normals (from New Mexico)
Image 22Spaceport America terminal, The Gateway (from New Mexico)
Image 23Luminarias in the old mission church, Jemez State Monument (from New Mexico)
Image 24A homesteader and his children at the New Mexico Fair in Pie Town, New Mexico, 1940 (from New Mexico)
Image 25The New Mexico Public Education Department is in Santa Fe. (from New Mexico)
Image 26Territory of Santa Fe de Nuevo México when it belonged to Mexico in 1824 (from New Mexico)
Image 27San Miguel Chapel, built in 1610 in Santa Fe, is the oldest church structure in the continental U.S. (from New Mexico)
Image 28José 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 29The railway station in Tucumcari (from New Mexico)
Image 30The New Mexico Rail Runner Express is a commuter operation that runs along the Central Rio Grande Valley. (from New Mexico)

Counties in New Mexico by racial plurality, per the 2020 U.S. census

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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%

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Image 32Gen. Kearny's annexation of New Mexico, August 15, 1846 (from History of New Mexico)
Image 33New Mexico population density map (from New Mexico)
Image 34New Mexico proposed boundary before Compromise of 1850 (from History of New Mexico)
Image 35The Santa Ana Star Center (from New Mexico)
Image 36New Mexico state quarter, circulated in April 2008 (from New Mexico)
Image 37White Sands National Park (from New Mexico)
Image 38"The indigenous people of northern New Mexico" by Balduin Möllhausen, 1861 (from New Mexico)
Image 39Interior of the Crosby Theater at the Santa Fe Opera, viewed from the mezzanine (from New Mexico)
Image 40Shiprock (from New Mexico)
Image 41Ancestral Pueblo territory shown in pink over New Mexico (from New Mexico)
Image 42A Hispano boy in Chamisal, 1940 (from New Mexico)
Image 43Downtown Santa Fe train station (from New Mexico)
Image 44Statue 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 45Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) (from New Mexico)
Image 46Comancheria and the New Mexico settlements prior to 1850. (from History of New Mexico)
Image 47Party registration by New Mexico county (February 2023):
  Democratic >= 30%
  Democratic >= 40%
  Democratic >= 50%
  Democratic >= 60%
  Democratic >= 70%
  Republican >= 40%
  Republican >= 50%
  Republican >= 60%
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... that Jesse Marcel claimed that he recovered extraterrestrial debris from a ranch near Roswell, New Mexico?
... 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 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"?
... that Sunday-school classes were once held in the transmitter building of New Mexico radio station KCLV?
... that in 2007, Joe Garcia became the first governor of a pueblo to swear in the governor of New Mexico?
... that an NFL scheduling decision forced ESPN to change the kickoff times and television networks of the 2022 Las Vegas Bowl and the 2022 New Mexico Bowl?

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