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The U.S. Army invades Mexico and captures the area of New Mexico. Click Here
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During the Compromise of 1850, the United States gains New Mexico and it becomes an official territory
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An agreement between the U.S. and Mexico led to the U.S. buy a portion of Mexico that later becomes parts of Arizona and New Mexico
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The Atchison, Topeka, and the Santa Fe Railroads build the first tracks into New Mexico
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We could have been a united entity with Arizona but in 1906, voters in Arizona rejected the plan to join the Union with New Mexico
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New Mexico finally becomes a state Click Here
