From 1821 until 1848. The southern portion of the state was purchased from Mexico on 1853.
Gadsden Purchase (1853)
Southern Arizona and part of New Mexico
Southern Arizona and part of New Mexico
Just by canceling debt owed by Mexico. It was 10 million in 1853 dollars.
The Mesilla or Gadsden Purchase, which included parts of Arizona and New Mexico.
Arizona and New Mexico. Such land purchase was known as the Gadsden Purchase.
The Gadsden Purchase (1853).
Oregon. New Mexico was part of Mexico until 1848 and Idaho was part of Oregon until 1846.
[1] The far northeastern part of New Mexico became part of the United States, with the Louisiana purchase of 1803. [2] But the rest of the state remained in Spanish hands until 1821. [3] The state was then in Mexican hands until 1836-1853. It took 17 years for areas of the state gradually to become part of the United States with the secession of Texas from Mexico, the end of the Mexican-American war in 1848, the Compromise of 1850, and the Gadsden purchase of 1853. [4] New Mexico never attracted the number of Spanish-speaking settlers that California and Texas did. In fact, it was sparsely populated, except by Native Americans such as the Hopi and the Zuni, until it became part of the United States. So it was relatively easy for English speakers to start moving in during the almost 60 years until actual statehood in 1912.
Portions of Arizona and New Mexico originate with the Gadsden Purchase.
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.