what is the official language of new mexico
New Mexico The original state constitution of 1912 provided for a bilingual government with laws being published in both English and Spanish;[59] this requirement was renewed twice, in 1931 and 1943.[60] Nonetheless, the constitution does not declare any language as "official."[61] While Spanish was permitted in the legislature until 1935, all state officials are required to have a good knowledge of English. Cobarrubias and Fishman therefore argue that New Mexico cannot be considered a bilingual state as not all laws are published in both languages.[60] Others, such as Juan Perea, claim that the state was officially bilingual until 1953.[62] In either case, Hawaii is the only state that remains officially bilingual in the 21st century.[63]
New Mexico Inhabited by Native Americans for 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, 223 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.[7][8] Its geographic characteristics made settlement and effective political control difficult which prompted Mexico's invasion and control of the area from 1824 to 1846. New Mexico's Spanish origins made cultural integration with Mexico unsuitable, which sparked the Revolt of 1837 and a growing economic association with the expanding United States. The 1848 Mexican–American War indirectly capitalized on this tension and created the U.S. New Mexico Territory. It was admitted to the Union as the 47th state on January 6, 1912.
University of New Mexico The University of New Mexico (also referred to as UNM) is a public research university in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It is New Mexico's flagship research institution, the largest post-secondary institution in the state in total enrollment across all campuses as of 2012,[2][5] and one of the state's largest employers.
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