When the territories now comprising the states of Arizona and New Mexico were first explored by Spanish Conquistador Francisco Vazquez de Coronado in 1542, he reported his findings on such territories north of Mexico were a "New Mexico". Since then, these territories were named as the Territorios de Nuevo Mexico(Territories of New Mexico).
When the territories now comprising the states of Arizona and New Mexico were first explored by Spanish Conquistador Francisco Vazquez de Coronado in 1542, he reported his findings on such territories north of Mexico were a "New Mexico". Since then, these territories were named as the Territorios de Nuevo Mexico (Territories of New Mexico).
Because the southwest originally was part of Mexico. By conquering such territories, many of these people were swiftly sacked from their lands.
Mexico has no longer "territories" but states. Some of them would be Chihuahua, Sonora and Coahuila.
Nothing: the US took those territories by the means of war.
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Its northern territories
Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona.
New Mexico is a state and no territory was gained from them.
No. The territories lost by Mexico didn't include Oregon.
They tried to buy the land as soon as Mexico became independent from Spain. Mexico however, refused. Only by the means of war could the U.S. acquire such territories.
Both "Alta California" and "Nuevo Mexico" were acquired from Mexico after the Mexican-American War. The present-day states these territories included are California, Nevada, Utah, parts of Colorado as well as most of northern New Mexico and Arizona.