Santa Fe, New Mexico

INTRODUCTION War 1846 - 48 between Mexico and the United States was a military conflict related with the annexation of Texas to the United States territory. Mexico saw the conflict with Texas as an "expansionist sentiment" of the United States. The Mexican government did not stop to consider the region as part of its territory, so that the annexation of Texas was regarded as an affront to the interests and national dignity. Mexico, since its independence in 1821 until the proclamation of the Constitution

Luisa Sauro September 28, 2011 Introduction to Corrections Term Paper New Mexico Penitentiary Riot Santé Fe, New Mexico The New Mexico penitentiary in south Santa Fe, New Mexico was no stranger to violence. This penitentiary has seen two riots in its past one July 19, 1922 and the other June 15, 1953, these however were nothing in comparison to the events to come. In the early morning hours of February 2, 1980 two prisoners began what would be recorded as one of the most violent

The Mormon Battalion was a group of 543 men who enlisted for the sake of saving their religious freedom. The Mormons had recently been chased out of Illinois and were going to embark on their search for religious freedom and peace. Brigham Young the new president of the church asked President James K. Polk for assistance to travel to the west . President Polk didn’t like the idea of granting them money to settle out of the United States territory. Luckily for the Mormons a man by the name of Thomas

conquer the New World. Spain jumped into feet first into the Age of Exploration. Although it wasn’t the first to sponsor trips to discover the new world, but certainly sponsored a successful and well known explorers trip to what is now present day Americas. Originally the mission was to travel over the Atlantic Ocean in search of what many believed would be the Asian continent. He however landed in a new place in 1492 which would be present day Bahama Islands. Once ashore in this New World, Columbus

A group of tourists stop at Albuquerque, New Mexico. During their short stop They are attracted by the Indian arts and wares in front of the Train station. During their stop They become fascinated with the Indians. We can also see the lady being attracted towards the chief of the tribe. Although

and British. The Spanish included Indians in their society making New Mexico a “frontier of inclusion”. Many of the colonial men and Indian women were married causing a growth in population. This, of course, was after the Spaniards attacked the Indians killing eight-hundred people and enslaving others. Later the Spanish monarchy was convinced to make New Mexico a special missionary colony, where in 1609, the capital of Santa Fe was created and the Franciscan missionaries spread to all the Indian

adventures, they had hardly any furnishings due to living on a ranch. Before the wedding, however, Sandy ordered a new mattress under his legal name, Norman, and was surprised to find it had been delivered. Margaret and Sandy had to sleep on the floor with only blankets and pillows. Every day, Sandy walked to the post office hoping for a package. He asked the postman if there was any new mail, to which he replied “No.” Finally, after weeks of sleeping on the tile, he plead in desperation, “What about

"The Tree of 40 Fruit" is as magical as it sounds. Sam Van Aken, artist and Syracuse University professor, uses what is known as the grafting technique to grow a tree that bears 40 different kinds of fruits. Simply put, the process involves taking out a branch from a tree and inserting it into a slit of the branch of the "working tree". It will then be wrapped with a tape until it completely heals for a certain time frame. Come spring time, the "working tree" blossoms into several hues of pink

After the Mexican-American War ended, the Union was in dispute over slavery and the balance of slave and free states. However, the Compromise of 1850 was eventually introduced by Senator Henry Clay, which was meant to solve these disputes. The Compromise of 1850 was a set of five separate bills passed by the United States Congress that temporarily solved the dispute between slave and free states on the status of newly acquired territories during the Mexican-American War. The Compromise of 1850 solved

situations in the history of the world, the 1960s brought about an entirely new era unlike any the world has ever seen. In New Mexico, the 1960s also played a crucial role in the state’s history. Some of the most prominent ways in which the Age of Aquarius affected New Mexico include the influx of new beliefs and culture, the Civil Rights Movement, and the Vietnam and Cold Wars. One of the most memorable parts of the 1960s is the new era of art forms, beliefs, and culture that spurred from what many call