Symbol State and locationNew Mexico is a state located

in the southwest and western regions of the United States.

Flag Mexico by Spanish explorers in 1540.

On New Mexico's flag we see a red sun with rays streching out from it. There are four groups of rays with four rays in each group. This is an ancient sun symbol of a Native American people called the Zia. The Zia believed that the giver of all good gave them gifts in groups of four. These gifts are:

The four directions - north, east, south and west.

The four seasons - spring, summer, fall and winter.

The day - sunrise, noon, evening and night.

Life itself - childhood, youth, middle years and old age.

All of these are bound by a circle of life and love, without a beginning or end.

CapitalThe Capital is Santa Fe and the biggest city

is Alburquerque

AnthemEn 1995, Nuevo México

adoptó un himno estatal bilingüe, titulado Mi lindo Nuevo México.

MottoCrescit eundo (It grows

as it goes)

NichnameNew Mexico is also

usually considered one of the Mountain States.

Official lenguage The original state constitution of

1912 provided for a bilingual government with laws being published in both English and Spanish; this requirement was renewed twice, in 1931 and 1943. Nonetheless, the constitution does not declare any language as "official

Number of Inhabitants In 2000 the number of

inhabitants is the 1.819.046 persons

Nationalities whitin in the state According to the United States Census Bureau, 1.5%

of the population is Multiracial/Mixed-Race, a population larger than both the Asian and NHPI population groups. In 2008 New Mexico had the highest percentage (45%) of Hispanics (of any race) of any state, with 83% of these native-born and 17% foreign-born. The majority of Hispanics in New Mexico claim a Spanish ancestry, especially in the northern part of the state. These people are the descendants of Spanish colonists who arrived during the 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries. The state also has a large Native American population

Importants Universities:University of New Mexico ¨Las Cruces¨

Advantages and disadvantagesI study at the University of New Mexico because I know

the language of the country, and the weather is very good. The universities are good and are within the objectives that make the United States, therefore, have a very high level. The population is multiethnic which means they speak many languages and could learn easily. The people are very welcoming.I would not go because there is great poverty and this would be an impediment to finding work after graduation, it would be very difficult to leave my life back, leaving my family, friends etc..

Importants sights Mountains of New Mexico

Sun rise sandia mountains

St. Francis Cathedral tower

Red Rock State Park in Gallup

movies filmed in New Mexico

Importants persons• Sandoval

• Martinezpolitical

• Adrian Genier

• Mariachis

Actor

Musicians

Importants factsColonized by Spain, the land that is now New

Mexico became U.S. territory as part of the Gadsen Purchase in 1853, though New Mexico did not become a U.S. state until 1912. During World War II, New Mexico was the site of the top-secret Manhattan Project, in which top U.S. scientists raced to create the first atomic bomb, which was tested at the Trinity Bomb site, near Alamagordo, on July 16, 1945. In 1947, Roswell, New Mexico, became a topic of speculation about extraterrestrial life when a local farmer discovered unidentified debris on his property, which some believed was the remains of a crashed alien spacecraft. Visitors to New Mexico frequent attractions like the Very Large Array telescope in Socorro and the historic city of Santa Fe, which artist Georgia O'Keeffe famously called home.