new mexico became a territory of the united states on september 1850.
new mexico became a territory of the united states on september 1850.
when did new mexico became a territory of the united states?
september 1850
inhabited by native americans for many thousands of years before european exploration, it was colonized by the spanish in 1598 as part of the imperial spanish viceroyalty of new spain. in 1563, it was named nuevo méxico after the aztec valley of mexico by spanish settlers, more than 250 years before the establishment and naming of the present-day country of mexico; thus, the present-day state of new mexico was "not" named after the country today known as mexico. after mexican independence in 1824, new mexico became a mexican territory with considerable autonomy. this autonomy was threatened, however, by the centralizing tendencies of the mexican government from the 1830s onward, with rising tensions eventually leading to the revolt of 1837. at the same time, the region became more economically dependent on the united states. at the conclusion of the mexican–american war in 1848, the united states annexed new mexico as the u.s. new mexico territory. it was admitted to the union as the 47th state on january 6, 1912.
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between 1633 and 1800, numerous events took place which threatened the wine industry in new mexico. several pueblo revolts and hard winters threatened the grapes, but by the 1800s new mexico had emerged as wine country. in 1800, vineyards were planted from bernalillo to socorro in central new mexico and from las cruces to el paso, texas in the southern part of the state. in 1850, new mexico became a territory of the united states. in 1868, jesuit priests settled in new mexico and brought their italian wine making techniques, founding a winery in 1872. in 1870, new mexico produced of wine. by 1880, new mexico produced . the 1880 census indicated that new mexico had twice the grapevine area of new york, a more developed state. new mexico was fifth in the nation in wine production.
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