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Yes, there are two of them. One is in Mexico and its capital is the city of Toluca; the other one is in the United States and is known as New Mexico. Its capital is the city of Santa Fe.
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How did the state of New Mexico get its name?
it was named after Mexico
What is Tabasco named after?
The state in Mexico.
Is Mexico a state?
No, it's a country but there's a state called New Mexico!
What is the name of the most popular pet that is named after a city in Mexico?
It is called Chihuahua, and it is named after a state in Mexico, not a city.
Is Mexico one of the fifty states?
There is a US state named New Mexico (47th state admitted to the Union) which capital is the city of Santa Fe. There is also a country named Mexico (from which New Mexico took its name) which has been an independent country since 1810 and has a capital named Mexico City.
What is the capital of Chihuahuamin mexico?
There is no such place. There is a state in Mexico, bordering Texas which is named Chihuahua and has the city of Chihuahua as capital of the state.
What is us state named for a latin country?
New Mexico.
Why was the state of New Mexico named after a country outside the US?
Because when it was named, it was not in the United States.
Who named the state of New Mexico?
Spanish explorer Francisco de Ibarra (1539?-1575) named these lands as "a new Mexico" (literal translation: un nuevo Mexico) in 1563.
What US State was named after a Latin American country?
New Mexico
Was the state of Chihuahua in Mexico named after the dog?
No, it was the other way around: the dog was named after the Mexican state of Chihuahua.
Is Aguascalientes a state or city in Mexico?
Aguascalientes is the name of one of the 31 states that compose Mexico. It is also the name of a city, which happens to be the capital of the state with the same name.
