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By William H. Wroth The Santa Fe Trail is an historic trade route from Missouri through Kansas to Santa Fe, New Mexico. Passing through eastern Kansas, it reaches the great bend of the Arkansas River, then in western Kansas it divides into two alternative routes: the Mountain Branch…
by William H. Wroth With the establishment of the Republic of Texas in 1836 Sam Houston was elected as its first president. As president, Houston unsuccessfully advocated the annexation of Texas to the United States. He also sought to avoid further conflicts with the Republic of Mexico, quelling some…
Explore the Spanish Colonial time period 1540 Francisco Vázquez de Coronado Francisco Vázquez de Coronado arrives in New Mexico in the Summer of 1540 at the head of an expedition consisting of about four hundred Spaniards and from 1,300 to 2,000 Indian auxiliaries. He remains in New Mexico…
Explore the U.S. Territorial time period 1848 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo The 1848 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ended the war between the United States and Mexico. By its terms, Mexico lost almost half of its territory, including parts of present-day Arizona, California, New Mexico, Texas, Colorado, Nevada, and…
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Explore New Mexico Statehood to the Present 1912 New Mexico becomes the 47th state New Mexico becomes a state of the United States of America. On 6 January 1912, President William H. Taft signs the proclamation making New Mexico the 47th state. Read More 1916 Elephant Butte Dam…
