− | '''New Mexico''' is a state of the southwest United States on the Mexican border. It was admitted as the 47th state in [[Year Admitted:=1912|1912]]. Site of prehistoric cultures that long preceded the Pueblo civilization encountered by the Spanish in the 16th century, the region was governed as a province of Mexico after 1821 and ceded to the United States by the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in 1848. The original territory (established 1850) included [[Directory:Arizona|Arizona]] and part of [[Directory:Colorado|Colorado]] and was enlarged by the Gadsden Purchase of 1853. Sante Fe is the capital and Albuquerque the largest city. Population: [[Population:=1,920,000|1,920,000]]. | + | '''New Mexico''' is a state of the southwest [[Located In::Directory:United States of America|United States]] on the Mexican border. It was admitted as the 47th state in [[Year Admitted:=1912|1912]]. Site of prehistoric cultures that long preceded the Pueblo civilization encountered by the Spanish in the 16th century, the region was governed as a province of Mexico after 1821 and ceded to the United States by the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in 1848. The original territory (established 1850) included [[Directory:Arizona|Arizona]] and part of [[Directory:Colorado|Colorado]] and was enlarged by the Gadsden Purchase of 1853. Sante Fe is the capital and Albuquerque the largest city. Population: [[Population:=1,920,000|1,920,000]]. |