Stories
August Dates in New Mexico History
August Dates in New Mexico History
New Mexico Constitution of 1850
On June 20, 1850, by a vote of 8,371 to 39, the citizens of New Mexico overwhelmingly voted in favor of this Constitution as a first step establishment of Statehood for New Mexico.
State Songs of New Mexico
New Mexico has the good fortune to have not only one, but three State songs.
July Dates in New Mexico History
Important dates in July in New Mexico.
The History of the New Mexico State Flag
June 14 is an important day for New Mexico as it is both Flag Day and National New Mexico Day. To celebrate, we will learn the history of the Zia, New Mexico’s beautiful State Flag. Unbeknownst to many, despite the Zia being the best flag in the word, the famous red and yellow flag is not […]
State Seal of New Mexico
New Mexico’s first Territorial Seal was designed in 1851, shortly after the United States’ acquisition due to the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. While there is no record of the original Territorial Seal – which according to the New Mexico Secretary of State may be encapsulated in the Soldier’s Monument on the Santa Fe Plaza – […]
John Lewis
Born May 3, 1920, New Mexico raised John Aaron Lewis was an American jazz pianist and composer and is best known as the musical director of the Modern Jazz Quartet. Born in Illinois, he was raised near the South Broadway Cultural Center in Albuquerque. He attended the University of New Mexico where he studied music and […]
Baxter Black
Born in New York in 1945, New Mexican Cowboy Poet Baxter Black grew up in Las Cruces, New Mexico. He attended Las Cruces High School where he was in the Future Farmers of America, graduated from New Mexico State University, and obtained his Doctorate from Colorado State University. After practicing veterinary science, he transitioned into […]
Crescit Eundo: The Story Behind New Mexico’s State Motto
Crescit Eundo: It Goes as it Grows. Crescit Eundo, New Mexico’s State Motto, has been translated into a variety of similar sayings. It Increases by Going. It Increases as it Goes Along. Or, my personal favorite and probably the most famous translation: It Goes as It Grows. What is Crecit Eundo? Crecit Eundo, New Mexico’s […]