New Mexico Territory

land purchase from Mexico by the United States

compromise on slavery in U.S. territories annexed from Mexico in the Mexican-American war

territory of the United States of America, 1850–1912

armed conflicts between indigenous peoples and the US Army from 1849 to circa 1924

transportation route through central North America that connected Franklin, Missouri with Santa Fe, New Mexico

former organized incorporated territory of the US

territory of the United States from 1863 until statehood attained in 1912

1878–1881 conflict in the Old West of the US

extralegal and unrecognized United States territory that existed from 1859 to 1861

historic fort in New Mexico, USA

armed conflict between indigenous peoples and white people in northern Mexico and southern USA between 1879-1881

American old west deputized posse

1862 military operation of the Trans-Mississippi Theater of the American Civil War

Spanish journey of exploration

national monument in the United States

thumb|right | Painting of a Comanchero or Comanche Indian by George Catlin, in 1835 The Comancheros were a group of 18th- and 19th-century traders based in northern and central New Mexico. They made their living by trading with the nomadic Great Plains Indian tribes in northeastern New Mexico, West Texas, and other parts of the southern plains of North America.

war fought between the Jicarilla Apaches and the United States military

1861 battle