Portal:New Mexico

The New Mexico Portal The Flag of New Mexico New Mexico (Spanish: Nuevo México [ˈnweβo ˈmexiko] ⓘ; Navajo: Yootó Hahoodzo Navajo pronunciation: [jòːtʰó hɑ̀hòːtsò]) is a landlocked 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 Texas to the east and southeast, Oklahoma to the northeast, and 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 46th 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...) Recognized content - Entries here consist of Good and Featured articles, which meet a core set of high editorial standards. Trinity was the code name of the first detonation of a nuclear weapon, conducted by the United States Army at 5:29 a.m. MWT (11:29:21 GMT) on July 16, 1945, as part of the Manhattan Project. The test was of an implosion-design plutonium bomb, nicknamed the "gadget", of the same design as the Fat Man bomb later detonated over Nagasaki, Japan, on August 9, 1945. Concerns about whether the complex Fat Man design would work led to a decision to conduct the first nuclear test. The code name "Trinity" was assigned by J. Robert Oppenheimer, the director of the Los Alamos Laboratory, inspired by the poetry of John Donne. The test, both planned and directed by Kenneth Bainbridge, was conducted in the Jornada del Muerto desert about 35 miles (56 km) southeast of Socorro, New Mexico, on what was the Alamogordo Bombing and Gunnery Range (renamed the White Sands Proving Ground just before the test). The only structures originally in the immediate vicinity were the McDonald Ranch House and its ancillary buildings, which scientists used as a laboratory for testing bomb components. Fears of a fizzle prompted construction of "Jumbo", a steel containment vessel that could contain the plutonium, allowing it to be recovered; but ultimately Jumbo was not used in the test. On May 7, 1945, a rehearsal was conducted, during which 108 short tons (98 t) of high explosive spiked with radioactive isotopes was detonated. (Full article...) List of recognized articles Chetro Ketl William Hanna Chaco Culture National Historical Park U.S. Route 491 Kenneth Walker List of municipalities in New Mexico List of tallest buildings in Albuquerque Bonanza City, New Mexico Atari video game burial Alamogordo, New Mexico 2012 New Mexico Bowl Leroy Petry Socorro springsnail Cody Ross Alan Hale (astronomer) Gadsden Purchase Gary Johnson McDonald Ranch House Cowboy Jimmy Moore Dorothy McKibbin Edward Condon Lake Estancia Selected article - Rio Rancho (Spanish: Río Rancho) is the largest and most populous city in Sandoval County, part of the expansive Albuquerque metropolitan area, in the U.S. state of New Mexico. A small portion of the city extends into northern Bernalillo County. It is the third-largest city in New Mexico, and one of the most rapidly growing. As of the 2020 census, Rio Rancho had a population of 104,046. The name Rio Rancho derives from Los Ranchos, the Spanish colonial ranches established along the Rio Grande in the Albuquerque Basin, and throughout historic Nuevo México. There were large ranches also in neighboring Corrales. Since the late 20th century, it has developed as a suburb of Albuquerque. (Full article...) List of selected articles History of New Mexico Albuquerque, New Mexico Las Cruces, New Mexico Santa Fe, New Mexico Roswell, New Mexico Ancestral Puebloans University of New Mexico New Mexico State University Albuquerque International Sunport Santa Fe Regional Airport Santa Fe de Nuevo México New Mexican cuisine Pueblo Zuni people Jemez Mountains New Mexico music LGBT rights in New Mexico New Mexico State Penitentiary riot John Denver Albuquerque Police Department U.S. Route 491 COVID-19 pandemic in New Mexico Neil Patrick Harris U.S. Route 66 in New Mexico Jeff Bezos Holly Holm Geronimo Demi Moore Ronnie Lott Ronny Cox Demi Lovato Dolores Huerta Harrison Schmitt General images - The following are images from various New Mexico-related articles on Wikipedia. President 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) Counties in New Mexico by racial plurality, per the 2020 U.S. census Legend Non-Hispanic White   40–50%   50–60%   60–70%   70–80% Native American   40–50%   80–90% Hispanic or Latino   40–50%   50–60%   60–70%   70–80% (from New Mexico) Public New Mexico colleges and universities. New Mexico Higher Education Department. (from New Mexico) The New Mexico Rail Runner Express is a commuter operation that runs along the Central Rio Grande Valley. (from New Mexico) A Hispano boy in Chamisal, 1940 (from New Mexico) The New Mexico Public Education Department is in Santa Fe. (from New Mexico) Statue 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) The railway station in Tucumcari (from New Mexico) Greater roadrunner (the state bird of New Mexico) (from New Mexico) Ancestral Pueblo territory shown in pink over New Mexico (from New Mexico) A homesteader and his children at the New Mexico Fair in Pie Town, New Mexico, 1940 (from New Mexico) Spaceport America terminal, The Gateway (from New Mexico) José 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) New Mexico population density map (from New Mexico) Gen. Kearny's annexation of New Mexico, August 15, 1846 (from History of New Mexico) Downtown Santa Fe train station (from New Mexico) 1867 map (from History of New Mexico) Shiprock (from New Mexico) San Miguel Chapel, built in 1610 in Santa Fe, is the oldest church structure in the continental U.S. (from New Mexico) Jean Nicolas Du Tralage and Vincenzo Coronelli's 1687 map of New Mexico (from History of New Mexico) Proposals for Texas northwestern boundary (from History of New Mexico) Province of New Mexico when it belonged to Mexico in 1824 (from History of New Mexico) Albuquerque Studios, built in 2007 for the rising demand of film production in the state (from New Mexico) An F-22 Raptor flown by the 49th Fighter Wing at Holloman AFB (from New Mexico) Bronze statue of Archbishop Lamy in front of St. Francis Cathedral (from History of New Mexico) Köppen climate types of New Mexico, using 1991–2020 climate normals (from New Mexico) Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) (from New Mexico) Tierra 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) New Mexico state quarter, circulated in April 2008 (from New Mexico) The Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad (from New Mexico) In this photo, the Mexico–United States border divides Sunland Park and the Mexican state of Chihuahua. (from New Mexico) "The indigenous people of northern New Mexico" by Balduin Möllhausen, 1861 (from New Mexico) Party registration by New Mexico county (February 2023):   Democratic >= 30%   Democratic >= 40%   Democratic >= 50%   Democratic >= 60%   Democratic >= 70%   Republican >= 40%   Republican >= 50%   Republican >= 60% (from New Mexico) The Santa Ana Star Center (from New Mexico) Wheeler Peak in the Sangre de Cristo Range (from New Mexico) Interior of the Crosby Theater at the Santa Fe Opera, viewed from the mezzanine (from New Mexico) Serving food in Pie Town, New Mexico, 1940 (from History of New Mexico) Santa Fe trail sign (from New Mexico) Territory of Santa Fe de Nuevo México when it belonged to Mexico in 1824 (from New Mexico) Symbols 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) White Sands National Park (from New Mexico) Carlsbad Caverns National Park (from New Mexico) Ethnic origins in New Mexico (from New Mexico) Luminarias in the old mission church, Jemez State Monument (from New Mexico) New Mexico proposed boundary before Compromise of 1850 (from History of New Mexico) Rio Grande Gorge and Bridge (from New Mexico) Comancheria and the New Mexico settlements prior to 1850. (from History of New Mexico) Did you know - ... 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 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 when the founder of New Mexico television station KBIM-TV was told on the morning of April Fools' Day that his station's tower had collapsed, he initially wrote it off as a joke? ... that Roswell, New Mexico, radio station KBIM was so successful that its owner was able to start two other stations with its profits? ... that New Mexico television station KIVA-TV received angry phone calls and a bomb threat after switching away from a tied football game? 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