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Hispanos of New Mexico
Nuevo Mexicanos
Neomexicanos
Hispano musicians at a wedding at San Jose, New Mexico, ca.1898
Total population
c. 750,000
Regions with significant populations
United Statesc. 750,000
Significant New Mexican Hispanos in:
New Mexico338,297 (2010 U.S. census)
Colorado202,011 (2010 U.S. census)
Arizona130,362 (2010 U.S. census)
Utah42,568 (2010 U.S. census)
Texas32,630 (2010 U.S. census)
Languages
Spanish(NM,US), English (NM,US),Spanglish,Indigenous languages of New Mexico (Jemez,Jicarilla,Keresan,Keresan Pueblo Sign Language,Mescalero-Chiricahua,Navajo,Picuris,Plains Sign Talk,Southern Tiwa,Taos,Tewa,Zuni),Caló,Indigenous languages of Mexico
Religion
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Related ethnic groups
Other Hispanos of the United States:
Californios,Tejanos,Floridanos
OtherHispanicandLatinopeoples:
Mexican Americans(andChicanos),Spanish Americans,Mexicans,Spaniards,Indigenous Mexican American,Louisiana Cajuns,Louisiana Criollos,Louisiana Isleños
Native Americansof theSouthwestern United States:
Puebloans,Navajo,Apache,Comanche,Ute Peoples

TheHispanos of New Mexico,also known asNeomexicanos(Spanish:Neomexicano) orNuevomexicanos,[2]areHispanicresidents originating in the historical region ofSanta Fe de Nuevo México,today the US state ofNew Mexico(Nuevo México), southernColorado,and other parts of theSouthwestern United StatesincludingArizona,Nevada,Texas,andUtah.They are descended fromOasisamericagroups and the settlers of theViceroyalty of New Spain,theFirst Mexican EmpireandRepublic,theCentralist Republic of Mexico,and theNew Mexico Territory.

The descendants of these New Mexican settlers make up an ethnic community of more than 340,000 in New Mexico, with others throughout the historical Spanish territorial claim ofNuevo México.AlongsideCaliforniosandTejanos,Neomexicanosare part of the larger Hispano community of the United States, who have lived in the American Southwest since the 16th century. These groups are differentiated by time period from the population ofMexican Americansthat arrived after theMexican–American Warand laterMexican Revolution.They also differ genetically in their indigenous heritage, as Mexican Americans tend to be more related toMesoamericangroups, whereas New Mexicans are more often related toOasisamericanindigenous peoples of the North American Southwest.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9]

Neomexicanos speakNew Mexican English,Neomexicano Spanish,or bothbilingually.Culturally they identify with the culture of New Mexico, practicing Pueblo Christianity,[10][11]and displayingpatriotismin regionalAmericanathrough pride for cities and towns such asAlbuquerqueandSanta Fe.Further cultural expression includesNew Mexican cuisineandmusic,as well asRancheroandUS Route 66cruisinglifestyles.[12]

Hispanos identify strongly with their Hispanic heritage, and have pride for their varying levels of Spanish and Indigenous ancestry, and are focused on their aforementioned New Mexican identity.[13]Exact numbers for the population size of New Mexican Hispanos is difficult, as many also identify asMexican Americans(with a small minority identifying with theChicanomovement) orSpanish Americans.[14]

For most of its modern history, New Mexico existed on the periphery of the viceroyalty ofNew Spain(1598—1821) with its capital in Mexico City, and later independent Mexico (1821–1848). However, it was dominated byComancheriapolitically and economically from the 1750s to 1850s. Due to the Comanche, contact with the rest of the Spanish empire was limited, and the settlers developed closer trading links with the Comanche than the rest of New Spain. In the meantime, some of the colonists coexisted with and intermarried withPuebloan peoplesandNavajos,enemies of the Comanche.[15]

New Mexicans of all ethnicities were commonly enslaved by the Comanche andApacheofApacheria,while Native New Mexicans were commonly enslaved and adopted Spanish language and culture. These natives, called Genízaros, served as house servants, sheep herders, and in other capacities in New Mexico including what is known today as Southern Colorado well into the 1800s. By the late 18th century, Genízaros and their descendants, often referred to asCoyotes,comprised nearly one-third of the entire population of New Mexico.[16][17]After theMexican–American War,New Mexico and all its inhabitants came under the governance of the English-speaking U.S., and for the next hundred years, English-speakers increased in number. By the 1980s, more and more Hispanos were using English instead of New Mexican Spanish at home.[12][18]

Term

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In New Mexico, the predominant term for this ethnic group ishispano,analogous tocalifornioandtejano.In New Mexico, the Spanish-speaking population (of colonial descent) was always proportionally greater than those of California and Texas. The term is commonly used to differentiate those who settled the area early, around 1598 to 1848, from later Mexican migrants. It can also refer to anyone of "Spanish orIndo-Hispanic descent native to the American Southwest. "[12]Since the spread of the termsHispanicandLatinosince 1970 to encompass all peoples in the United States (and often beyond) of Spanish-speaking background, the termsNuevomexicanos,Novomexicanos,andNeomexicanosare sometimes used in English to refer to this group, but this is less common in New Mexico.

History

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Spanish governance

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The first Spanish settlers emigrated to New Mexico on July 11, 1598, when the explorer DonJuan de Oñatecame north from Mexico City to New Mexico with 500 Spanish settlers and soldiers and a livestock of 7,000 animals. The settlers foundedSan Juan de los Caballeros,the first Spanish settlement in what was called the Kingdom of New Mexico, after the Valley of Mexico.[19]

Oñate also conquered the territories of thePueblo peoples.He became the first governor of New Mexico. The exploitation of Spanish rule under Oñate caused nearly continuous attacks and reprisals from the nomadic Amer-Indian tribes on the borders, especially theApache,Navajo,andComanchepeoples. There were also major clashes between the Franciscan missionaries (brought to New Mexico to convert the indigenous peoples to Christianity and Hispanicize them) and secular and religious authorities. The colonists exploited Indian labor, as was typical in other areas of the Spanish colonies in the Americas.

In the 1650s, GovernorBernardo López de Mendizábal,and his subordinateNicolás de Aguilar,enacted a law to force the settlers and Franciscans to pay Native Americans for their work. He opposed what he perceived to be the mistreatment of the Indians by the Franciscans and proposed to allow the Indians to preserve and to practice their culture, religion, and customs. The Franciscans protested the law and accused the governor before the Inquisition. Later he was tried in Mexico City. So, the Franciscans indirectly governed the New Mexico province.

In 1680, the Native American groups that lived along theRio Grandesuccessfully rose against the Spanish colonizers in what became known as thePueblo Revolt.When the Spanish returned to the province in 1692, DonDiego de Vargasbecame the new governor of New Mexico. He entered the former capital bearing an image of La Conquistadora. The Native Americans were so intrigued by the statue of the Virgin Mary that they are reputed to have laid down their arms at the sight of it. ThisReconquistaof New Mexico is reputed to have been bloodless and every year since then this statue of the Virgin Mary has been carried in procession through the City of Santa Fe to commemorate the event.

At the time of Vargas's arrival, New Mexico was under the jurisdiction of theRoyal Audiencia of Guadalajaraand belonged to theViceroyalty of New Spain.However, in 1777 with the creation of theProvincias Internasit was included only in the jurisdiction of theCommandant-General.After the revolt, the Spanish issued substantial land grants to each PuebloAmerindianand appointed a public defender to protect the rights of the Indians and to argue their legal cases in the Spanish courts.

Mexican governance

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The mainland part of New Spain won independence from Spain in 1821, and New Mexico became part of the new nation of Mexico. The Spanish settlers of New Mexico, and their descendants, adapted somewhat to Mexican citizenship. The Hispanos chose to make New Mexico a territory of Mexico, rather than a state, in order to have more local control over its affairs. In 1836, after theRepublic of Texasgained independence, Texas claimed part of the Province of New Mexico, and sought "if possible, to establish Texas jurisdiction over Santa Fe", the capital, which was disputed by Mexico. In 1841, theTexianssent an expedition to occupy the area, but it was captured by Mexican troops.[20]

TheRevolt of 1837in New Mexico caused the Hispanos to overthrow and execute the centrally appointed Mexican governor, demanding increased regional authority. This revolt was defeated byManuel Armijo,a fellow Hispano appointed by Mexico, which eased the people's concerns. The impetus for this revolt was the class antagonism present in New Mexican society. When central rule was reestablished, Armijo ruled the province as governor, though with greater autonomy. In the mid-1830s, New Mexico began to function as a trading hub between the United States, Central Mexico, andMexican California.

New Mexico grew economically and the United States began to take notice of the strategic position New Mexico played in the western trade routes. In 1846, during theMexican–American War,the United States Army occupied the province, which caused theTaos Revolt,a popular insurrection in January 1847 by Hispanos andPuebloallies against the occupation. In two short campaigns, U.S. troops andmilitiacrushed the rebellion. The rebels regrouped and fought three more engagements, but after being defeated, they abandoned open warfare. Mexico ceded the territories of the north to the United States with the so-calledMexican Cession.As a result, Texas gained control of the City ofEl Paso,which was formerly in New Mexico. However, in theCompromise of 1850Texas gave up its claim to the other areas of New Mexico.

United States governance

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After the Mexican–American War, Anglo Americans began migrating in large numbers to all of the newly acquired territory. Anglos began taking lands from bothNative Americansand Hispanos by different means, most notably bysquatting.Squatters often sold these lands to land speculators for huge profits, especially after the passing of the1862 Homestead Act.Hispanos demanded that their lands be returned but governments did not respond favorably. For example, the Surveyor of General Claims Office in New Mexico would at times take up to fifty years to process a claim, meanwhile, the lands were being grabbed up by the newcomers. One tactic used to defraud Hispanos from their lands was to demand that they present documentation proving ownership written in English. Because the territory had previously been part of Mexico, only Spanish-language ownership documentation existed. While theAtchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railwaywas built in the 1890s, speculators known as theSanta Fe Ring,orchestrated schemes to remove natives from their lands. In response, Hispanos gathered to reclaim lands taken byAnglos.[21]Hoping to scare off the new immigrants, they eventually usedintimidationandraidsto accomplish their goals. They sought to develop a class-based consciousness among local people through the everyday tactics of resistance to the economic and social order confronting common property land grant communities. They called themselvesLas Gorras Blancasa term owing its origin to the whitehead coveringsmany wore.

TheNew Mexico Territoryplayed a role in theTrans-Mississippi Theaterof theAmerican Civil War.BothConfederateandUniongovernments claimed ownership and territorial rights over it. In 1861 the Confederacy claimed the southern tract as its ownArizona Territoryand waged the ambitiousNew Mexico campaignin an attempt to control theAmerican Southwestand to open up access to UnionCalifornia.Confederate power in the New Mexico Territory was effectively broken in 1862 after theBattle of Glorieta Pass.The New Mexico Volunteer Infantry, with 157 Hispanic officers, was the Union unit with the most officers of that ethnic background. Along with Colonel Miguel E. Pino and Lieutenant Colonel Jose Maria Valdez, who belonged to the 2nd New Mexico Volunteer Infantry, the New Mexico Volunteer Infantry also included ColonelDiego Archuleta(eventually promoted to Brigadier General), the commanding officer of the First New Mexico Volunteer Infantry, Colonel Jose G. Gallegos commander of the Third New Mexico Volunteer Infantry, and Lieutenant Colonel Francisco Perea, who commanded Perea's Militia Battalion.[22]

After the Civil War, Congress passed thePeonage Act of 1867,aiming to abolish the historical system of peonage that had existed among the Hispano population.[13]

After New Mexico's annexation and before statehood, Anglos called New Mexico's Hispanics "Mexicans", with little distinction being made from those who lived south of the border. The loss of land, the encroachment of Anglos and ensuing conflict led to a growth in ethnic identity among New Mexican Hispanos. At the same time, economic growth led to Hispanos' being brought into the American cash economy, whereas previously most rural Hispanos lived at a subsistence level. Many Hispanos ended up moving to other areas as migrant laborers to be able to support their families. With the development of the curio market in the early 20th century, others were able to employ traditional crafts, such asweaving,to supplement their income.[23]

In January 1912, New Mexico became an American state, andAnglophoneseventually became the majority population. The state's Hispanos became an economically disadvantaged population, becoming virtual second-class citizens compared to the Anglos. The Hispanos suffered discrimination from Anglophone Americans, who also questioned the loyalty of these new American citizens. The cultures of Hispanos and immigrant Anglophones eventually mixed to some degree, as was the case with immigrants in other parts of the United States.[24][25]

The United States and the New Mexico State governments tried to incorporate the Hispanos into mainstream American life. Examples of this include: is the mixing of Hispanos' images with American patriots' symbols, the first translation of the national anthem into Spanish, and the recruitment of numerous Hispanos ranchers, horsemen, and farmers to fight for the U.S. in both theSpanish–American Warand the First World War. One early contribution by the Hispanos to American society was their support forwomen's suffrage.Contributions from both sides helped to improve the conditions of citizenship in the community, but social inequality between the Anglos and Hispanos remained.[24][25]

Anglos and Hispanics cooperated because both prosperous and poor Hispanics could vote and they outnumbered the Anglos. Around 1920, the term "Spanish-American" replaced "Mexican" in polite society and in political debate. The new term served the interests of both groups. For Spanish speakers, it evoked Spain, not Mexico, recalling images of a romantic colonial past and suggesting a future of equality in Anglo-dominated America.[26]For Anglos, on the other hand, it was a useful term that upgraded the state's image, for the old image as a "Mexican" land suggested violence and disorder, and had discouraged capital investment and set back the statehood campaign. The new term gave the impression that Spanish-Americans belonged to a true American political culture, making the established order appear all the more democratic.[27]

World War II was a transformative time for New Mexican Hispanos. Increased federal investment in the state, such as theManhattan Projectand the founding ofLos Alamos,provided employment to Hispanos. At the same time, Hispanos joined the military and served abroad at a higher-than-average rate. A large number were victims of theBataan Death March.As a result, there are many memorials and commemorations of that events' victims in New Mexico.[28]

Population

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Currently, the majority of the Hispano population is distributed between New Mexico and SouthernColorado,although other southwestern states have thousands of Hispanos with origins in New Mexico. Most of New Mexico's Hispanos, numbering in the hundreds of thousands, live in the northern half of the state, mainlySanta Fe,Taos,andEspañola,although they are distributed throughout the north of the state. Also there are communities in theAlbuquerque metroandAlbuquerque Basin,in mountain ranges like theSangre de Cristo,Sandia–Manzano,Mogollon,andJemez,and along river valleys statewide such asMimbres,San Juan,andMesilla.

The Hispano community in Southern Colorado is descended from Hispanos from New Mexico who migrated there in the second half of the 19th century. Several Hispano ethnographers, linguists, and folklorists studied both of these centers of population (particularly Rubén Cobos,Juan Bautista RaelandAurelio Macedonio Espinosa Sr.).

New Mexican families

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The following family names are listed in the New Mexico Office of the State Historian,[29]Origins of New Mexico FamiliesbyFray Angélico Chávez,and Beyond Origins of New Mexico Families by José Antonio Esquibel.[30]

  • Abendaño
  • Abeyta
  • Alderete
  • Alire
  • Anaya Almazán
  • Apodaca
  • Aragón
  • Archibeque
  • Archuleta
  • Arellano
  • Armijo
  • Atencio
  • Baca
  • Benavides
  • Borrego
  • Bustamante
  • Bustos/Bustillos
  • Candelaria
  • Casados
  • Cedillo Rico de Rojas
  • Chávez
  • Cisneros
  • Córdova
  • Domínguez de Mendoza
  • Durán
  • Durán y Chaves
  • Encinias
  • Esquibel
  • Espinosa
  • Gallegos
  • Gabaldón
  • García
  • García Jurado
  • Gómez
  • González
  • Griego
  • Guadalajara
  • Gurulé
  • Gutiérrez
  • Herrera
  • Jaramillo Negrete
  • Jirón de Tejeda
  • Jorge de Vera
  • Jurdo de Gracia
  • Leyva
  • Lobato/Lovato
  • López
  • López de Ocanto
  • López del Castillo
  • López de Gracia
  • López Holguín
  • López Sambrano
  • Lucero
  • Lucero de Godoy
  • Luján
  • Luna
  • Madrid
  • Mirabal
  • Maese
  • Manzanares
  • Martinez
  • Márquez
  • Martín Serrano
  • Mares/Marez
  • Mascareñas
  • Medina
  • Mestas
  • Montes Vigil
  • Miera y Pacheco
  • Mirabal
  • Molina
  • Mondragón
  • Moreno de Trujillo
  • Montaño
  • Montoya
  • Moraga
  • Moya
  • Naranjo
  • Nieto
  • Olivas
  • Ortega
  • Ortíz
  • Páes Hurtado
  • Pacheco
  • Padilla
  • Paredes
  • Pérez de Bustillo
  • Peña
  • Pino
  • Quintana
  • Rael de Aguilar
  • Rivera
  • Robledo
  • Rodríguez
  • Romero
  • Romo de Vera
  • Roybal
  • Roybal y Torrado
  • Sáez/Sáenz
  • Sandoval Martínez
  • Salas
  • Salazar
  • Sánchez
  • Sánchez de Iñigo
  • Santisteban
  • Sedillo
  • Segura
  • Sena
  • Serna
  • Silva
  • Sisneros
  • Solano
  • Tafoya
  • Telles Jirón
  • Tapia
  • Tenorio
  • Torrado
  • Torres/Torrez
  • Trujillo
  • Ulibarrí
  • Vásquez de Lara
  • Valdes
  • Varela
  • Vallejos
  • Valles
  • Vega y Coca
  • Velásquez
  • Vera
  • Vigil
  • Vitoria Carvajal
  • Villalpando
  • Zamorano

Ancestry

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Amerindian ancestry

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According to DNA studies, Hispanos of New Mexico have significant proportions of Amerindian genes (between 30 and 40% of the Nuevomexicanogenome) due to mixing between Spanish and Native Americans that occurred during the colonial era. Much of this ancestry comes fromgenízaros,Native American slaves serving Hispanic families in the colonial period.[18][31][32]Their Amerindian ancestors are mainlyPueblos,Navajos,andApaches,but may also includeComanches,Utes,andIndigenous Mexicans.

Crypto-Judaism

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According to theKupersmit Research,in 2015 there were about 24,000Jewsin New Mexico, 1,700 of whom were born in the state.[33]However some have proposed that there may be a significant number of Latinos in New Mexico who are descendants of Anusim, or crypto-Jews.[34]

InOld Town Albuquerque,theSan Felipe de Neri Church,built in 1793, contains a Star of David on the left and right sides of the altar. Some observers believe that this is evidence of the influence of Crypto-Jews in New Mexico, but others think there is not enough to support that interpretation. Researchers have found cemetery headstones in Northern New Mexico with Hebrew and Jewish symbols alongside those with Catholic crosses.[35]

Genetic studies have been conducted on some Spanish New Mexicans. Michael Hammer, a research professor at the University of Arizona and an expert on Jewish genetics, said that fewer than 1% of non-Semites, but more than four times the entire Jewish population of the world, possessed the male-specific "Cohanim marker"(this is not carried by all Jews, but is prevalent among Jews claiming descent from hereditary priests). Some 30 of 78 Hispanos tested inNew Mexico(38.5%) were found to carry the Cohanim marker according to claims in media reports.[36]

Bennett Greenspan,Family Tree DNA's founder, whose recent ancestors wereAshkenazi Jewsin Eastern Europe, also carries a Sephardic Y-chromosomal lineage, belonging to haplogroup J-M267. Greenspan's 67-marker STR matches include two Hispanic descendants of Juan Tenorio ofSeville,Spain, one of whom is Manuel Tenorio, a Catholic from a New Mexican Hispano family.[37][38]

New Mexican Hispanos have been found to shareidentical by descentautosomal DNAsegments with Ashkenazi Jews,Syrian Jews,andMoroccan JewsinGEDmatch.[39]However, Hispanos of New Mexico have no more Sephardic Jewish genes than the Hispanic American population.[32]

Culture

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Weaving

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A corner in the Spanish Room, Indian Building, Albuquerque, New Mexico

New Mexico's Hispanos have developed a richweavingtradition, with roots in the weaving practices of Spain and Mexico and heavy influences from the local weaving traditions of theNavajoandPuebloans.Hispanic weaving's Spanish roots also bearMoorishinfluence, due to their occupation of Spain, and New Mexican Hispanic weaving also shows influence from trade goods imported from the Far East. Hispanic Weaving has evolved considerably from its establishment, while at the same time Hispanic weavers have always maintained continuity with their forebears practices.[40]

A Chimayó weaver at his loom. One clear difference between New Mexican Hispanic weaving and Navajo weaving is that Hispanic weavers stand upright while weaving.[41]

Mexican influence on New Mexican Hispanic weaving did not stop once Hispanics in New Mexico began developing their own weaving tradition. New Mexican weavers adopted theSaltillostyle ofserapefrom Mexico, and Mexican weavers would continue moving into New Mexico and influencing local weaving up through the early 20th century. New Mexican Hispanics also developed their own styles of weaving. TheRío Grandestyle, named after the river, was heavily inspired by theSaltillostyle but it also shows many simplifications. The availability of commercial yarns in the late 1800s led to more intricate designs, such as the blankets which came to be known as "Hispanic eyedazzlers". A new type of design from this time, typically featuring eight-pointed stars, became known asTrampasorVallero,after the villages where it originated. AChimayóstyle, named after the town ofChimayó,developed between 1920 and 1940. It is characterized by well-developed transverse bands and a prominent central motif. The central motif is usually diamond or hourglass shaped and very elaborate. TheChimayóstyle is the most common one today, but other weavers recreate older designs, and some make very individual pieces.[42]

A Chimayó loom in the process of weaving a rug.

While New Mexican Hispanic weaving started out with the production of woven goods for local consumption, even in the colonial era New Mexican Hispanos traded their woven blankets with native Americans and with residents of Mexico's interior. These blankets formed an important part of trade with local native Americans. New Mexico's annexation to the United States resulted in the establishment of a curio market, to which Hispanic weavers adjusted their production. This market provided an important opportunity for Hispanics who became middlemen between weavers and customers. During this period, the Anglo-American market was interested in native American collectables, and as a result weavers incorporated many Amerindian designs into their weavings.[43]

Chimayo rugs for sale (2016)

Later, after the first World War, Anglo-Americans interested in a revival of Spanish arts and crafts in New Mexico began to promote what they saw as authentic Spanish weaving. They rejected native American and Mexican influences in New Mexican Hispanic weaving and promoted the idea of Hispanic weaving as a "pure" preserved Spanish custom. They rejected the supposed inauthenticity and commerciality of the curio market. In many cases, they ended up attempting to impose their own artistic tastes on Hispanic weavers. Later, with the Great Depression came government programs promoting weaving as a skill.[44]

New Mexican Spanish

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Spanish language in New Mexico by county

It is commonly thought that Spanish is an official language alongside English because of its wide usage and legal promotion of Spanish in New Mexico; however, the state has no official language. New Mexico's laws are promulgated bilingually in Spanish and English. Although English is the state government's paper working language, government business is often conducted in Spanish, particularly at the local level. The original state constitution of 1912, renewed in 1931 and 1943, provided for a bilingual government with laws being published in both languages.[45][46]The constitution does not identify any language as official.[47]While the legislature permitted the use of Spanish there until 1935, in the 21st century all state officials are required to be fluent in English. Some scholars argue that, since notalllegal matters are published in both languages, New Mexico cannot be considered a true bilingual state.[46]Juan Perea has countered with saying that the state was officially bilingual until 1953.[48]

With regard to the judiciary, witnesses have the right to testify in either of the two languages. Monolingual speakers of Spanish have the same right and obligation to be considered forjury dutyas do speakers of English.[47][49]In public education, the state has the constitutional obligation to provide for bilingual education and Spanish-speaking instructors in school districts where the majority of students arehispanophone.[47]

In 1995, the state adopted a State Bilingual Song, "New Mexico – Mi Lindo Nuevo México".[50]: 75, 81 

Because of the relative isolation of these people from other Spanish-speaking areas over most of the area's 400-year history, they developed what is known as New Mexico Spanish. In particular the Spanish of Hispanos inNorthern New MexicoandSouthern Coloradohas retained many elements of 16th- and 17th-century Spanish spoken by the colonists who settled the area. In addition, some unique vocabulary has developed here.[12]New Mexican Spanish also contains loan words from thePuebloanlanguages of the upperRio Grande Valley,Mexican-Spanish words (mexicanismos), and borrowings from English.[12]Grammatical changes include the loss of the second person plural verb form, changes in verb endings, particularly in thepreterite,and partial merging of the second and third conjugations.[51]

Politics

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Perexit pollsby theAssociated Pressfor the2020 United States presidential election,much ofJoe Biden's strength in New Mexico came from Latino voters, from whom he garnered 61% of the vote. These included 54% of Latinos ofMexicanheritage and 70% of Spanish-Americans.[52]

Notable people

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  • Santiago Abréu(died 8 August 1837) governor of Santa Fe de Nuevo México from 1832 to 1833
  • Nicolás de Aguilar(1627–1666?) Spanish official in New Mexico.
  • Juan Bautista Vigil y Alarid(1792–1866) Governor of New Mexico in 1846
  • Rudolfo Anaya(1937–2020) American author.
  • Antonio D. Archuleta,State Senator. In 1883 introduced the bill to createArchuleta Countyfrom the western portion ofConejos County.
  • Diego Archuleta(1814–1884), Member of the Mexican Congress, soldier in the Mexican Army, in the Mexican–American War, Native American Agent by PresidentAbraham Lincoln,and member the Union Army (US Army) during the American Civil War. He was the first Hispanic Brigadier General.
  • Manuel Armijo- (ca. 1793 – 1853), Three times as governor of New Mexico.
  • Bartolomé Baca(c. 1767 – 1834), Governor of Santa Fe de Nuevo México
  • Polly Baca,American politician who served as Chair of the Democratic Caucus of the Colorado House of Representatives (1976–1979), being the first woman to hold that office and the first Hispanic woman elected to the Colorado State Senate and in the House and Senate of a state Legislature.
  • Ezequiel Cabeza De Baca(1864–1917), the first Hispano elected for office as Lieutenant Governor in New Mexico's first election. He is a descendant of the original Spanish settlers which later became part of theBaca family of New Mexico.
  • Casimiro Barela(1847–1920), Helped write Colorado's State Constitution.
  • José Francisco Chaves(1833–1904), Military leader, politician, lawyer and rancher from the New Mexico Territory.
  • Manuel Antonio Chaves(1818?–1889), known asEl Leoncito(the little lion), was a soldier in the Mexican Army.
  • Angelico Chavez(1910–1996), Friar Minor, priest, historian, author, poet and painter
  • Dennis Chávez(1888–1962), Democratic U.S. Senator from the State of New Mexico.
  • Linda Chavez,father's family came to New Mexico from Spain in 1601.[53]
  • Julián A. Chávez(1808–1879), Rancher, landowner and member of the Los Angeles Common Council (modern City Council) and the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors.
  • Francisco Xavier Chávez(1768-1838), Governor of Mexican New Mexico in 1822.
  • Henry Cisneros,American politician and businessman. He served as the mayor of San Antonio, Texas, from 1981 to 1989
  • Aurelio Macedonio Espinosa Sr.(1880–1958), Professor who studied the Spanish American folklore and philology. He descended from the first New Mexicans to settle in Colorado in the mid-1800s.
  • Aurelio Macedonio Espinosa Jr.(1907–2004), son of Aurelio Macedonio Espinosa Sr. Professor at Stanford University and an expert on Spanish linguistics, focusing on Spanish American folklore.
  • José Manuel Gallegos(1828–1867), New Mexican military leader, county sheriff, rancher and politician.
  • Dolores Huerta,labor union organizer and civil rights activist[54]
  • Demi Lovato,multi-platinum selling recording artist and actress
  • Ben Ray Luján,US Senator
  • Manuel Lujan,Former US Congressman, Secretary of the Interior
  • Michelle Lujan Grisham,current Governor of New Mexico
  • Tranquilino Luna(1849–1892), Delegate to the United States House of Representatives from the Territory of New Mexico.
  • Patricia Madrid,American politician who served in New Mexico.[55]
  • Francisco Antonio Manzanares(1843–1904), American businessman and politician.
  • Antonio José Martínez(1793–1867), priest, educator, publisher, rancher, farmer, community leader, and politician
  • Juan Domínguez de Mendoza(1631–?), Spanish soldier and member of the Novomexicana elite.
  • Bernardo de Miera y Pacheco(1713–1785), cartographer
  • Joseph Montoya(1915–1978), Democratic U.S. Senator from New Mexico.
  • Miguel Antonio Otero (born 1829),Spanish politician of theNew Mexico Territory.
  • Miguel Antonio Otero (born 1859),Governor ofNew Mexico Territory(1897–1906).
  • Mariano S. Otero(1844–1904), delegate from the Territory of New Mexico.
  • Francisco Perea(1830 – 1913), American businessman and politician, serving first in the House of the New Mexico Territory
  • Pedro Perea(1852–1906), Sheep rancher, politician and banker in the Territory of New Mexico.
  • Juan Bautista Rael(1900–1993), ethnographer, linguist, and folklorist who was a pioneer in the study of the Hispanos; he studied the peoples, their stories and language, from Northern both New Mexico and Southern Colorado.
  • Edward L. Romero,American entrepreneur, activist and former American diplomat. He served as the U.S. Ambassador to Spain and Andorra between the years of 1998 and 2001
  • Trinidad Romero(1835–1918), American politician, rancher and Delegate to United States Congress from the Territory of New Mexico.
  • Edward R. Roybal(1916–2005), member of the Los Angeles City Council and of the U.S. House of Representatives
  • Agueda Salazar Martínez(1898—2000) weaver, head of New Mexico's largest Hispanic weaving family
  • John Salazar,former Congressman for Colorado's 3rd congressional district
  • Ken Salazar,American lawyer and politician who is the United States ambassador to Mexico.
  • Manuel de Sandoval(18th century), prominent military man and the governor ofCoahuila(1729–1733 ) andTexas(1734–1736)
  • Adelina Otero-Warren(1881–1965), Woman's suffragist, educator, and politician in the United States
  • María Dolores Gonzáles(1917–1975), Bilingual educator
  • María Dolores Gonzales(1946– ), Bilingual education advocate and educator
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