New Mexico Territory

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New Mexico Territory was a large U.S. territorial jurisdiction in the American Southwest, organized in 1850 and encompassing present-day New Mexico and Arizona as well as parts of surrounding states before later being subdivided into smaller territories and states.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf organized incorporated territory of the United States
borderedBy Arizona Territory
Territory of Colorado
surface form: Colorado Territory

Indian Territory
Kansas Territory
Mexico
Nebraska Territory
Texas
Utah Territory
capital Santa Fe
changedBy Gadsden Purchase agreement
surface form: Gadsden Purchase

creation of Arizona Territory
creation of Colorado Territory
continent North America
country United States of America
createdFrom Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
surface form: Mexican Cession

Republic of Texas claimed territory
currency US dollar
surface form: United States dollar
endDate 1912-01-06
establishedBy Compromise of 1850
governingBody Governor of New Mexico Territory
includedArea parts of present-day Colorado
parts of present-day Kansas
parts of present-day Nevada
parts of present-day Oklahoma
parts of present-day Texas
parts of present-day Utah
present-day Arizona
present-day New Mexico
judicialBody New Mexico Territorial Supreme Court
language English
Spanish
legislature New Mexico Territorial Legislature
locatedIn southwestern United States
surface form: American Southwest

North America
notableBattle Battle of Glorieta Pass
notableEvent Confederate invasion of New Mexico Territory
partOf United States territorial system
partOfConflict American Civil War
predecessor Mexican territory of New Mexico
unorganized territory of the United States
religion Roman Catholicism
sovereignState United States of America
startDate 1850-09-09
successor Arizona Territory
Arizona
surface form: State of Arizona

Colorado
surface form: State of Colorado

Kansas
surface form: State of Kansas

Nevada
surface form: State of Nevada

New Mexico
surface form: State of New Mexico

U.S. state of Oklahoma
surface form: State of Oklahoma

Texas
surface form: State of Texas

Utah
surface form: State of Utah
timeZone Mountain Time Zone

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Compromise of 1850 appliesToJurisdiction New Mexico Territory
Mexican–American War location New Mexico Territory
Province VII hasRegion New Mexico Territory
this entity surface form: New Mexico
The Harvey Girls setIn New Mexico Territory
United States territories historicallyIncluded New Mexico Territory
Old Spanish Trail (trade route) passesThrough New Mexico Territory
Apache Wars locatedIn New Mexico Territory
High Noon settingState New Mexico Territory
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo affectedRegion New Mexico Territory
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly settingLocation New Mexico Territory
Albert B. Fall residence New Mexico Territory
New Mexico Campaign location New Mexico Territory
Edmund G. Ross residence New Mexico Territory
Fort Union National Monument (historic fort resources) servedRegion New Mexico Territory
subject surface form: Fort Union National Monument
Death Comes for the Archbishop settingLocation New Mexico Territory
Adolph Francis Alphonse Bandelier residence New Mexico Territory
Buffalo Soldiers stationedIn New Mexico Territory
Oklahoma Territory borderedBy New Mexico Territory
Missouri Territory includedPresentDayTerritoryOf New Mexico Territory
this entity surface form: New Mexico (part)
Arizona Territory separatedFrom New Mexico Territory
Arizona Territory sharesBorderWith New Mexico Territory
Arizona Territory precededBy New Mexico Territory
Josefa Jaramillo region New Mexico Territory
Kansas Territory (as namesake of Fort Riley) borderedBy New Mexico Territory
subject surface form: Kansas Territory
Army of New Mexico namedAfter New Mexico Territory
Army of New Mexico operatedIn New Mexico Territory
Army of New Mexico retreatedFrom New Mexico Territory
Lincoln County War locatedIn New Mexico Territory
Lincoln County War jurisdiction New Mexico Territory
this entity surface form: New Mexico territorial government
Cochise War location New Mexico Territory
Victorio's War location New Mexico Territory
Mimbres Apache conflicts location New Mexico Territory
Victorio ledCampaignsIn New Mexico Territory
Battle of Apache Pass historicalRegion New Mexico Territory
Young Guns setInLocation New Mexico Territory
Long Walk of the Navajo appliesToJurisdiction New Mexico Territory
John Baptiste Charbonneau workedIn New Mexico Territory
James Henry Carleton servedIn New Mexico Territory
James Henry Carleton residence New Mexico Territory
Geronimo Campaign location New Mexico Territory
Jicarilla War location New Mexico Territory
Naiche areaOfActivity New Mexico Territory
The Outlaw settingLocation New Mexico Territory
Captain Joseph Calloway Lea placeOfActivity New Mexico Territory
Army of the West operatedIn New Mexico Territory
Manuel Armijo residence New Mexico Territory
No Man's Land borders New Mexico Territory
Public Land Strip borderedBy New Mexico Territory
Kansas Territory borderedBy New Mexico Territory
Jose Francisco Chaves placeOfBirth New Mexico Territory