New Mexico was New Mexico long before Mexico was Mexico
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silvercove@lemdro.id 10 months ago
Everybody knows that new Mexico is not part of the USA! 🤣
mycelium_underground@lemmy.world 10 months ago
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silvercove@lemdro.id 10 months ago
Everybody knows that new Mexico is not part of the USA! 🤣
New Mexico was New Mexico long before Mexico was Mexico
AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 10 months ago
New Mexico was named such before Mexico was named. The Spaniards named a much larger territory that encompassed all of the current state of New Mexico, New Mexico. A couple centuries later the Mexican people revolted and gained their independence, and named the country Mexico in 1821
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Mexico