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State Of New Mexico Tourism Department
“We support the Welcome Channel being
developed by Travel The Pass .” -2004

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1957 : SILICONE VALLEY BORN
THE LEGENDARY NEW MEXICO

New Mexico A Cultural Inheritance

MI TIERRA

A PAST & PRESENT

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One of the many
State Historian is to provide support, resources,
and inspiration for those
who desire to learn more
about New Mexico’s rich
historical past and present. For students, this
means providing meaningful and engaging primary sources, in both
English and Spanish.
Educators will have at

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STATE OF NEW MEXICO July 21, 2004
The New Mexico Tourism Department supports
the development of the Welcome Channel 24/7
program being developed by Travel The Pass of El
motel guests as they make plans for their current
stay as well as future trips, both for business and
pleasure.
No travelers in the history of New Mexico were
more in tune with the lure of adventure than those
who made the trip in the 16th Century from Mexico City, north along El Camino Real (The Royal
Highway). El Camino Real, which remains an avenue for ideas as well as commodities and travelers, is now the targeted jumping-off-point for the
Two-Nation Vacation, a complete effort between
the states of New Mexico USA and Chihuahua,
Mexico.
Visitation to EL Paso and Southern New Mexico is
growing, and would be enhanced by the efforts of
the Welcome Channel 24/7. We support its development and encourage its use as a marketing tool.

lines, articles, and primary sources that explain
New Mexico’s most fascinating and provocative
events from our cultural
patrimony.
Communities and individuals are invited
to participate in making New Mexico history come alive through
lecture
presentations,
classes, workshops, and
research.

■ Ancestral Puebloan
15,000 years ago - 1500
■ Spanish Colonial
1598 – 1821
■ Mexican 1821 – 1848
■ U.S. Territory 1850 –
1912
■ Statehood 1912 –
present
New Mexico is the 5th
most extensive, the 36th
most populous, and the -

New Mexico History

6th least densely populated of the 50 United
States. Inhabited by indigenous peoples of the
Americas before European exploration, New
Mexico was part of the
Imperial Spanish viceroyalty of New Spain.
Later, it was part of the
newly formed nation
of Mexico for a short
period before becoming a U.S. territory and
eventually a U.S. state.
Among U.S. states, New
Mexico has the highest
percentage of Hispanics,
including descendants of
Spanish colonists who
have lived in the area for
over 400 years.
It also has the secondhighest percentage of
Native Americans after
Alaska, and the fourthhighest total number of
Native Americans after
California, Oklahoma,
and Arizona. The tribes
in the state consist of
mostly Navajo, Puebloan
and the Apache peoples.
As a result, the demographics and culture of
the state are unique for
their strong Hispanic and
ences.
The scarlet and gold colors of the New Mexico
royal standards of Spain,
along with the ancient
sun symbol of the Zia, a
Pueblo-related tribe.

Sus Habitantes Nativos

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Limita al norte con el
estado de Colorado, al
noreste con el estado
de Oklahoma, al este y
sureste con el estado de
Texas, al suroeste con
los estados de Chihuahua y Sonora (México),
al oeste con el estado de
Arizona y al noroeste con
el estado de Utah, siendo
uno de los llamados “Estados de las Cuatro Es-

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quinas”. Habitado durante
siglos por nativos americanos, tras la llegada de
los europeos ha formado
parte del Virreinato de
Nueva España, México y
Estados Unidos. Nuevo
México no fue miembro
de pleno derecho de la
Unión hasta 1912, año de
su declaración como estado y de la aprobación de
su constitución, peculiar
debido al respeto que ofr-

ce hacia las lenguas de
sus habitantes nativos y
al sistema educativo.
Los elementos de su
historia hacen que este
estado sea hoy una mezcla diferente al resto de
los Estados Unidos.
También uno de los estados más pobres del
país con una emigración
interna mayoritaria hacia los estados de California y Texas.

Transforming a fertile
valley in California into
a hub of technological
ingenuity.
“In 1957, decades before
Steve Jobs dreamed up Apple
or Mark Zuckerberg created
Facebook, a group of eight
brilliant young men started
their own transistor business.
Fairchild Semiconductor’s
radical innovations helped
make the United States a
leader in both space
exploration and the personal
computer revolution.”

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This is the transformation of California’s Santa
Clara Valley into a worldwide hub of industry
and innovation. In 1957, decades before Steve
Jobs dreamed up Apple or Mark Zuckerberg created Facebook, a group of eight brilliant young
men defe