The Digital Ark: Early Modern Collections of Curiosities in England and Scotland, 1580-1700
New Mexico
United States
View Larger MapDescription of institution: New Mexico is a state located in the southwestern and western regions of the United States, admitted to the union as the 47th state in 1912. Inhabited by indigenous peoples of the Americas for many centuries before European exploration, New Mexico was subsequently part of the Imperial Spanish viceroyalty of New Spain. New Mexico was given its name in 1563, and again in 1581, by Spanish explorers who believed the area contained wealthy Indian cultures similar to those of the Mexica (Aztec) Empire. Mexico, formerly a part of New Spain, adopted its name centuries later in 1821, after winning independence from Spanish rule. Consequently, New Mexico was only a part of the independent federal republic of Mexico for 12 years, 1836 through 1848. The two developed as neighboring Spanish speaking communities, with relatively independent histories. URL:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Mexico Location contains: New Spain (Region)
Panuco (Region)