New Mexico Events

1595 Sep 21 Don Juan De Oñate's Petition For The Conquest Of New Mexico Was Presented
On September 21, 1595, Don Juan de Oñate's petition and contract for the conquest of New Mexico was presented to Luís de Velasco, the viceroy of Nueva Vizcaya. Already a wealthy and prom...
1680 Aug 21 Pueblo Indians Capture Santa Fe from the Spanish
The Spaniards were to report later that they fought 2,500 Pueblo warriors. Lacking firepower, the warriors blocked the stream coming into Casa Reales. Soon the Spaniards began to lose the...
1861 Jul 25 Battle of Mesilla - Confederates Secure New Mexico Territory
The Battle of Mesilla was a Arizonan victory at Mesilla, in Confederate States of America's Arizona Territory on July 25, 1861. This victory paved the way for the Confederate offensive th...
1862 Feb 20
to 1862 Feb 21
 Battle of Valverde - First Battle of the New Mexico Campaign
The Battle of Valverde (February 20–February 21, 1862), fought in and around the town of Valverde in the New Mexico Territory, was a major Confederate success in the New Mexico Campaign o...
1862 Mar 26
to 1862 Mar 28
 Battle of Glorieta Pass
Other Names: La Glorieta Pass Location: Santa Fe County and San Miguel County Campaign: Sibley’s New Mexico Campaign (1862) Date(s): March 26-28, 1862 Principal Commanders: Ma...
1862 Apr 15 Battle of Albuquerque
The Battle of Albuquerque was a small engagement of the American Civil War in April, 1862. Between General Henry Hopkins Sibley's Army of New Mexico and a Union Army under Edward Canby. T...
1862 Apr 15 Battle of Peralta - Union Forces Defeat the 5th Texas Mounted Volunteers
The Battle of Peralta was a minor engagement near the end of Confederate General Henry Hopkins Sibley's 1862 New Mexico Campaign. Retreating after the Battle of Glorieta Pass, Confederate...
1862 Jul 15
to 1862 Jul 16
 Battle of Apache Pass - Union Soldiers Fight Apache Warriors
The Battle of Apache Pass was fought at Apache Pass in Arizona, United States, between Apache warriors and the California Column as it marched from California to New Mexico. Colonel Jame...
1863 Feb 24 Arizona Becomes Its a Recognized Territory
Arizona, formerly part of the Territory of New Mexico, was organized as a separate territory on February 24, 1863. The U.S. acquired the region under the terms of the 1848 Treaty of Guad...
1912 Jan 6 New Mexico is the 47th State Admitted to the Union
Struggle for Statehood In no part of the United States has there ever been such a protracted struggle for self-government as in New Mexico. In no other case has statehood been so long ...
1938 Philmont Scout Ranch is Founded
Waite Phillips believed in sharing his wealth with people outside his family. In this spirit, he offered 35,857 acres of his ranch to the Boy Scouts of America in 1938 to serve as a nat...