0
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 Arizona and part of Colorado and was enlarged by the Gadsden Purchase of 1853. Sante Fe is the capital and Albuquerque the largest city. For the source and more detailed information concerning this subject, click on the related links section (Answers.com) indicated below this answer box.
Wiki User
∙ 15y ago
Wiki User
∙ 10y agoThe area that is now New Mexico became part of Mexico after the Mexican War of Independence in 1821. It was ceded to the United States in 1848 after the Mexican-American War and the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.
Wiki User
∙ 15y agoThe 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 Arizona and part of Colorado and was enlarged by the Gadsden Purchase of 1853. Sante Fe is the capital and Albuquerque the largest city. For the source and more detailed information concerning this subject, click on the related links section (Answers.com) indicated below this answer box.
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 Arizona and part of Colorado and was enlarged by the Gadsden Purchase of 1853. Sante Fe is the capital and Albuquerque the largest city. For the source and more detailed information concerning this subject, click on the related links section (Answers.com) indicated below this answer box.
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 Arizona and part of Colorado and was enlarged by the Gadsden Purchase of 1853. Sante Fe is the capital and Albuquerque the largest city. For the source and more detailed information concerning this subject, click on the related links section (Answers.com) indicated below this answer box.
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 Arizona and part of Colorado and was enlarged by the Gadsden Purchase of 1853. Sante Fe is the capital and Albuquerque the largest city. For the source and more detailed information concerning this subject, click on the related links section (Answers.com) indicated below this answer box.
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 Arizona and part of Colorado and was enlarged by the Gadsden Purchase of 1853. Sante Fe is the capital and Albuquerque the largest city. For the source and more detailed information concerning this subject, click on the related links section (Answers.com) indicated below this answer box.
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 Arizona and part of Colorado and was enlarged by the Gadsden Purchase of 1853. Sante Fe is the capital and Albuquerque the largest city. For the source and more detailed information concerning this subject, click on the related links section (Answers.com) indicated below this answer box.
Wiki User
∙ 9y agoNo. By then it was already a territory of the United States. Most of it however, used to belong to Mexico until the Mexican-American War (1846-1848). The southern part of it, namely south of the Mesilla Valley was purchased from Mexico in 1853.
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
Sonora is to Mexico as Idaho is to what?
Oregon. New Mexico was part of Mexico until 1848 and Idaho was part of Oregon until 1846.
How is US get New Mexico?
Through the Mexican-American War (1846-1848) most of New Mexico was taken from Mexico. Later, during the Gadsden Purchase (1853) Mexico sold the southern part of New Mexico.
What part of New Mexico is not part of the US?
New Mexico is a state which belongs to the United States since 1848. It was part of the country of Mexico, and was acquired after the Mexican-American War (1846-1848). Mexico, the country from which New Mexico was acquired, is an independent country south of the United States. Its capital is Mexico City.
When was the war of New Mexico?
It was in 1846.
What war did New Mexico and all of cali become part of the US?
Mexican-American War (1846 - 1848)
Why did Mexico want New Mexico?
New Mexico was part of Mexico until 1846, when Mexico lost the Mexican-American war and was forced to yield all its territories of the present American South (southwest). So basically, because it was theirs in the first place.
How did New Mexico divide from Mexico?
Mexico lost half its territory, including New Mexico, at the Mexican-American War of 1846-1848.
How long has New Mexico been a part of us?
It was lost to the us after the Mexican and American war- the war was from 1846-1848 Chaz
Why Mexico gave New Mexico to US?
Mexico was forced to cede all its northern territories to the United States, including most of New Mexico, after losing the Mexican-American War (1846-1848). In 1853 Mexico sold southern Arizona and New Mexico to the US as part of the Gadsden Purchase.
Name three states mexico lost in 1846?
In 1846, the U.S. invaded Mexico in the Mexican War. The war resulted in the United States annexation of Texas, New Mexico, and California.
Is Oklahoma connected to Mexico?
Yes, it used to be part of Mexico until the Mexican-American War (1846-1848)
When did Mexico lose Texas New Mexico and Arizona?
During the Mexican-American War (1846-1848).
