Re: Um...
Used to be a part of Mexico till the US nicked it in a war (that started in a dispute about who owned Texas)
Net result was Mexico lost nearly half its land area to the US, - hence New Mexico as a US state name.
Used to be a part of Mexico till the US nicked it in a war (that started in a dispute about who owned Texas)
Net result was Mexico lost nearly half its land area to the US, - hence New Mexico as a US state name.