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How nm came about?

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Anonymous

12y ago
Updated: 8/20/2019

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).


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