New Mexico
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Footsteps Journal |
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Origin of the name, New Mexico |
The upper region of the Rio Grande was called Nuevo Mexico as early as 1561; the name was anglicized and applied to lands ceded to the United States by Mexico after the Mexican War; Mexico is an Aztec word meaning "place of Mexitli," an Aztec god |
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New Mexico Symbols |
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| New Mexico Links | New Mexico State Government BLM New Mexico NM's National Parks Indian Pueblo Cultural Center and links to all NM Pueblos New Mexico's Department of Tourism (great information) Ghost Towns New Mexico's National Forests NM Office of Cultural Affairs |
Kim and Don Greene, Authors; publication date October 1, 2001
