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Brief History. Region was first visited by a Spanish explorer Francisco Vásquez de Coronado searching for gold in 1540-1542. First Spanish settlement was established on the Rio Grande River by Juan de Onate; in 1610 Santa Fe was founded and made the capital of New Mexico. The U.S. acquired most of New Mexico in 1848, as a result of the Mexican War, and the remainder in the 1853 Gadsden Purchase. Union troops captured the territory from the Confederates during the Civil War. With the surrender of Geronimo in 1886, the Apache Wars and most of the Indian conflicts in the area were ended.

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Nickname: Land of Enchantment

Capital: Santa Fe

Date entered union: Jan. 6, 1912

Population: 1,928,384

State Flower: Yucca flower

State Bird: Roadrunner

Land area: 121,356 sq mi.

Topography: Eastern third, Great Plains; central third, Rocky Mountains; western third, high plateau. 85% of the state is over 4000 feet in elevation.

Major Industries: Educational, health and social services; Retail trade; Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services

More About The People

Folks are called: New Mexican

Ethnicities: White: 1,214,253 (66.8%); Black: 34,343 (1.9%); American Indian: 173,483 (9.5%); Asian: 19,255 (1.1%); Other race: 309,882 (17.0%); Two or more races: 66,327 (3.6%); Hispanic/Latino: 765,386 (42.1%)

Male/Female stats: Male: 894,317 (49.2%); Female: 924,729 (50.8%)

Median household income ($): 34,133

College Grads: 13.6%

Home Owners: 70.0%

Famous people: Demi Moore, Jim Morrison

  

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