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New Mexico (Spanish: Nuevo México [ˈnweβo ˈmexiko] ^ⓘ; Navajo: Yootó Hahoodzo Navajo pronunciation: [jòːtʰó hɑ̀hòːtsò]) is a state in the Southwestern region of the United States. It is one of the Mountain States of the southern Rocky Mountains, sharing the Four Corners region with Utah, Colorado, and Arizona. It also borders the state of Texas to the east and southeast, Oklahoma to the northeast, and shares an international border with the Mexican states of Chihuahua and Sonora to the south. New Mexico's largest city is Albuquerque, and its state capital is Santa Fe, the oldest state capital in the U.S., founded in 1610 as the government seat of Nuevo México in New Spain.

New Mexico is the fifth-largest of the fifty states by area, but with just over 2.1 million residents, ranks 36th in population and 45th in population density. Its climate and geography are highly varied, ranging from forested mountains to sparse deserts; the northern and eastern regions exhibit a colder alpine climate, while the west and south are warmer and more arid. The Rio Grande and its fertile valley runs from north-to-south, creating a riparian climate through the center of the state that supports a bosque habitat and distinct Albuquerque Basin climate. One-third of New Mexico's land is federally owned, and the state hosts many protected wilderness areas and national monuments, including three UNESCO World Heritage Sites, the most of any U.S. state.

New Mexico's economy is highly diversified, including cattle ranching, agriculture, lumber, scientific and technological research, tourism, and the arts; major sectors include mining, oil and gas, aerospace, media, and film. Its total gross domestic product (GDP) in 2020 was $95.73 billion, with a GDP per capita of roughly $46,300. State tax policy is characterized by low to moderate taxation of resident personal income by national standards, with tax credits, exemptions, and special considerations for military personnel and favorable industries. New Mexico has a significant U.S. military presence, including White Sands Missile Range, and strategically valuable federal research centers, such as the Sandia and Los Alamos National Laboratories. The state hosted several key facilities of the Manhattan Project, which developed the world's first atomic bomb, and was the site of the first nuclear test, Trinity. (Full article...)

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James William Moore (September 14, 1910 – November 17, 1999), known as "Cowboy Jimmy Moore", was a world-class American pocket billiards (pool) player originally from Troup County, Georgia, and for most of his life a resident of Albuquerque, New Mexico, best known for his mastery in the game of straight pool (14.1 continuous).

An excellent athlete at various sports, Moore's achievements in pocket billiards include winning the Michigan State Championship four times and placing second at the World Straight Pool Championship on four occasions. Throughout Moore's career he competed against the best in the world such as Willie Mosconi, Irving Crane and Luther Lassiter, winning the National Pocket Billiards Championship in 1958, the National Pocket Billiards Championship in 1965 and the Legends of Pocket Billiards Tournament in 1984. (Full article...)

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Henry John Deutschendorf Jr. (December 31, 1943 – October 12, 1997), known professionally as John Denver, was an American singer and songwriter. He was one of the most popular acoustic artists of the 1970s and one of the best selling artists in that decade. AllMusic has called Denver "among the most beloved entertainers of his era".

Denver recorded and released approximately 300 songs, about 200 of which he wrote himself. He had 33 albums and singles that were certified Gold and Platinum in the U.S by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), with estimated sales of more than 33 million units. He recorded and performed primarily with an acoustic guitar and sang about his joy in nature, disdain for city life, enthusiasm for music, and relationship trials. Denver's music appeared on a variety of charts, including country music, the Billboard Hot 100, and adult contemporary, earning 12 gold and four platinum albums with his signature songs "Take Me Home, Country Roads"; "Poems, Prayers & Promises"; "Annie's Song"; "Rocky Mountain High"; "Calypso"; "Thank God I'm a Country Boy"; and "Sunshine on My Shoulders". (Full article...)

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Image 1Ethnic origins in New Mexico (from New Mexico)
Image 2New Mexico state quarter, circulated in April 2008 (from New Mexico)
Image 3Territory of Santa Fe de Nuevo México when it belonged to Mexico in 1824 (from New Mexico)
Image 4Wheeler Peak in the Sangre de Cristo Range (from New Mexico)
Image 5Public New Mexico colleges and universities. New Mexico Higher Education Department. (from New Mexico)
Image 6Köppen climate types of New Mexico, using 1991–2020 climate normals (from New Mexico)
Image 7Greater roadrunner (the state bird of New Mexico) (from New Mexico)
Image 8President William Howard Taft at his desk in the Oval Office, signing the statehood bill for New Mexico on January 6, 1912. (from History of New Mexico)
Image 9The New Mexico Public Education Department is in Santa Fe. (from New Mexico)
Image 10"The indigenous people of northern New Mexico" by Balduin Möllhausen, 1861 (from New Mexico)
Image 11Comancheria and the New Mexico settlements prior to 1850. (from History of New Mexico)
Image 12Luminarias in the old mission church, Jemez State Monument (from New Mexico)
Image 13Shiprock (from New Mexico)
Image 14Province of New Mexico when it belonged to Mexico in 1824 (from History of New Mexico)
Image 15Spaceport America terminal, The Gateway (from New Mexico)
Image 16Jean Nicolas Du Tralage and Vincenzo Coronelli's 1687 map of New Mexico (from History of New Mexico)
Image 17Santa Fe trail sign (from New Mexico)
Image 18Albuquerque Studios, built in 2007 for the rising demand of film production in the state (from New Mexico)
Image 19In this photo, the Mexico–United States border divides Sunland Park and the Mexican state of Chihuahua. (from New Mexico)
Image 20Symbols of the Southwest: a string of dried chile pepper pods (a ristra) and a bleached white cow's skull hang in a market near Santa Fe. (from New Mexico)
Image 21An F-22 Raptor flown by the 49th Fighter Wing at Holloman AFB (from New Mexico)
Image 22New Mexico proposed boundary before Compromise of 1850 (from History of New Mexico)
Image 23Carlsbad Caverns National Park (from New Mexico)
Image 24The New Mexico Rail Runner Express is a commuter operation that runs along the Central Rio Grande Valley. (from New Mexico)
Image 25Tierra O Muerte – Land or Death. Some New Mexicans express dissatisfaction over land grant issues which date back to the Mexican War. (from History of New Mexico)
Image 26Party registration by New Mexico county (February 2023):
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Image 27New Mexico population density map (from New Mexico)
Image 28Statue of Popé, leader of the Pueblo Revolt of 1680. The statue, entitled Po'pay, is among two statues depicting New Mexicans at the United States Capitol National Statuary Hall Collection, the other being Dennis Chávez. (from New Mexico)
Image 29Downtown Santa Fe train station (from New Mexico)
Image 30Rio Grande Gorge and Bridge (from New Mexico)
Image 31Proposals for Texas northwestern boundary (from History of New Mexico)
Image 32Ancestral Pueblo territory shown in pink over New Mexico (from New Mexico)
Image 33White Sands National Park (from New Mexico)
Image 34A Hispano boy in Chamisal, 1940 (from New Mexico)
Image 35Counties in New Mexico by racial plurality, per the 2020 U.S. census
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- Non-Hispanic White
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    50–60%
  
    60–70%
  
    70–80%
  
  Native American
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    80–90%
  
  Hispanic or Latino
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    50–60%
  
    60–70%
  
    70–80%
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Image 361867 map (from History of New Mexico)
Image 37The Santa Ana Star Center (from New Mexico)
Image 38Interior of the Crosby Theater at the Santa Fe Opera, viewed from the mezzanine (from New Mexico)
Image 39Bronze statue of Archbishop Lamy in front of St. Francis Cathedral (from History of New Mexico)
Image 40The railway station in Tucumcari (from New Mexico)
Image 41Serving food in Pie Town, New Mexico, 1940 (from History of New Mexico)
Image 42A homesteader and his children at the New Mexico Fair in Pie Town, New Mexico, 1940 (from New Mexico)
Image 43Gen. Kearny's annexation of New Mexico, August 15, 1846 (from History of New Mexico)
Image 44The Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad (from New Mexico)
Image 45Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) (from New Mexico)
Image 46José Rafael Aragón, Crucifix, ca. 1795–1862, Brooklyn Museum, From about 1750, Catholic churches in Spanish New Mexico were increasingly decorated with the work of native craftspeople rather than with paintings, sculpture, and furniture imported from Europe. This small santo (religious image) is typical of the locally produced objects. It is made of indigenous pine and painted with water-based pigments used by native artisans. (from History of New Mexico)
Image 47San Miguel Chapel, built in 1610 in Santa Fe, is the oldest church structure in the continental U.S. (from New Mexico)

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... that in an 1854 war with the Jicarilla, William S. Messervy, the acting governor of the New Mexico Territory, desired either "their extinction or their settlement in pueblos"?
... that in 2007, Joe Garcia became the first governor of a pueblo to swear in the governor of New Mexico?
... that a New Mexico TV station went on the air "a day late but ... not a single program short"?
... that a Royal Air Force officer built a KAVE in New Mexico?
... that an NFL scheduling decision forced ESPN to change the kickoff times and television networks of the 2022 Las Vegas Bowl and the 2022 New Mexico Bowl?
... that Jesse Marcel claimed that he recovered extraterrestrial debris from a ranch near Roswell, New Mexico?

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