Territorial evolution of New Mexico
The following timeline traces the territorial evolution of the U.S. State of New Mexico.Timeline
- Historical territorial claims of Spain in the present State of New Mexico:
- *Nueva Vizcaya, 1562–1821
- *Santa Fe de Nuevo México, 1598–1821
- **Treaty of Córdoba of 1821
- Historical territorial claims of France in the present State of New Mexico:
- *Louisiane, 1682–1764
- **Treaty of Fontainebleau of 1762
- Historical territorial claims of Spain in the present State of New Mexico:
- *Luisiana, 1764–1803
- **Third Treaty of San Ildefonso of 1800
- Historical territorial claims of France in the present State of New Mexico:
- *Louisiane, 1803
- **Vente de la Louisiane of 1803
- Historical territorial claims of Mexico in the present State of New Mexico:
- *Santa Fé de Nuevo México, 1821–1848
- **Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo of 1848
- Historical territorial claims of the Republic of Texas in the present State of New Mexico:
- *Disputed territory east of the Rio Grande, 1836–1845
- **Texas Annexation of 1845
- Historical political divisions of the United States in the present State of New Mexico:
- *Unorganized territory created by the Louisiana Purchase, 1803–1804
- *District of Louisiana, 1804–1805
- *Territory of Louisiana, 1805–1812
- *Territory of Missouri, 1812–1821
- *Territory of Arkansaw, 1819–1836
- **Adams–Onís Treaty of 1819
- *Disputed territory created by the Texas Annexation, 1845–1850
- **Compromise of 1850
- *Mexican–American War, 1846–1848
- **U.S. Military Province of New Mexico, 1846
- **U.S. Provisional Government of New Mexico 1846–1850
- *Unorganized territory created by the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, 1848–1850
- *State of Deseret, 1849–1850
- *Proposed state of New Mexico, 1850
- *Territory of New Mexico, 1850–1912
- **Gadsden Purchase of 1853
- **American Civil War, 1861–1865
- ***Arizona Territory, 1861–1865
- *State of New Mexico since 1912