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{{Main|Texas annexation|U.S. provisional government of New Mexico|Mexican–American War|Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo|Mexican Cession|Organic act#List of organic acts|New Mexico Territory|Gadsden Purchase|Ordinance of Secession|Confederate Arizona|Confederate States of America|New Mexico Territory in the American Civil War}} | {{Main|Texas annexation|U.S. provisional government of New Mexico|Mexican–American War|Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo|Mexican Cession|Organic act#List of organic acts|New Mexico Territory|Gadsden Purchase|Ordinance of Secession|Confederate Arizona|Confederate States of America|New Mexico Territory in the American Civil War}} | ||
Following the victory of the United States in the Mexican–American War (1846–48), Mexico [[Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo|ceded its northern territories]] to the U.S., including California, Texas, and New Mexico.<ref name="Simmons 1988" />{{Rp|132}} The Americans were initially heavy-handed in their treatment of former Mexican citizens, triggering the [[Taos Revolt]] in 1847 by Hispanos and their Pueblo allies; the insurrection led to the death of territorial governor [[Charles Bent]] and the collapse of the civilian government established by [[Stephen W. Kearny]]. In response, the U.S. government appointed local [[Donaciano Vigil]] as governor to better represent New Mexico,<ref name="Crutchfield 1995 p.">{{cite book | last=Crutchfield | first=James A. | title=Tragedy at Taos: the revolt of 1847 | publisher=Republic of Texas Press | publication-place=Plano, Tex. | date=1995 | isbn=1-55622-385-4 | oclc=31865232 | page=}}</ref> and also vowed to accept the land rights of [[Hispanos of New Mexico|Nuevomexicans]] and grant them citizenship. In 1864, President | Following the victory of the United States in the Mexican–American War (1846–48), Mexico [[Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo|ceded its northern territories]] to the U.S., including California, Texas, and New Mexico.<ref name="Simmons 1988" />{{Rp|132}} The Americans were initially heavy-handed in their treatment of former Mexican citizens, triggering the [[Taos Revolt]] in 1847 by Hispanos and their Pueblo allies; the insurrection led to the death of territorial governor [[Charles Bent]] and the collapse of the civilian government established by [[Stephen W. Kearny]]. In response, the U.S. government appointed local [[Donaciano Vigil]] as governor to better represent New Mexico,<ref name="Crutchfield 1995 p.">{{cite book | last=Crutchfield | first=James A. | title=Tragedy at Taos: the revolt of 1847 | publisher=Republic of Texas Press | publication-place=Plano, Tex. | date=1995 | isbn=1-55622-385-4 | oclc=31865232 | page=}}</ref> and also vowed to accept the land rights of [[Hispanos of New Mexico|Nuevomexicans]] and grant them citizenship. In 1864, President Abraham Lincoln symbolized the recognition of Native land rights with the Lincoln Canes, [[sceptre]]s [[staff of office|of office]] gifted to each of the Pueblos, a tradition dating back to Spanish and Mexican eras.<ref name="NCAI">{{cite web | title=Resolution | website=NCAI | url=https://www.ncai.org/resources/resolutions/support-for-the-pueblos-of-new-mexico-honoring-celebration-of-150-years-of-the-lincoln-canes | access-date=December 12, 2022 | archive-date=December 12, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221212102932/https://www.ncai.org/resources/resolutions/support-for-the-pueblos-of-new-mexico-honoring-celebration-of-150-years-of-the-lincoln-canes | url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="Mexican 2022">{{cite web | last=Mexican | first=Uriel J. GarciaThe New | title=Award-winning film documents tribe's treasured Lincoln canes | website=Santa Fe New Mexican | date=November 15, 2022 | url=https://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_news/award-winning-film-documents-tribe-s-treasured-lincoln-canes/article_32d38544-05e8-540c-916b-0575dc6ac00a.html | access-date=December 12, 2022 | archive-date=December 12, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221212102932/https://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_news/award-winning-film-documents-tribe-s-treasured-lincoln-canes/article_32d38544-05e8-540c-916b-0575dc6ac00a.html | url-status=live }}</ref> | ||
After the [[Republic of Texas]] was admitted as a state in 1846, it attempted to claim the eastern portion of New Mexico east of the Rio Grande, while the [[California Republic]] and [[State of Deseret]] each claimed parts of western New Mexico. Under the [[Compromise of 1850]], these regions were forced by the U.S. government to drop their claims, Texas received $10{{spaces}}million in federal funds, California was granted statehood, and officially establishing the [[Utah Territory]]; therein recognizing most of New Mexico's historically established land claims.<ref name="Simmons 1988" />{{Rp|135}} Pursuant to the compromise, Congress established the [[New Mexico Territory]] in September of that year;<ref>{{cite web |url=http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/maps/lapurchase/essay1e_lg.html |title=Boundaries of the Louisiana Purchase as Recognized Today |access-date=December 6, 2008 |date=December 2001 |website=Louisiana: European Explorations and the Louisiana Purchase |publisher=Library of Congress |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080706105401/http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/maps/lapurchase/essay1e_lg.html |archive-date=July 6, 2008 |url-status=live }}</ref> it included most of present-day Arizona and New Mexico, along with the [[Las Vegas, Nevada|Las Vegas]] [[Las Vegas Valley|Valley]] and what would later become [[Clark County, Nevada|Clark County]] in [[Nevada]]. | After the [[Republic of Texas]] was admitted as a state in 1846, it attempted to claim the eastern portion of New Mexico east of the Rio Grande, while the [[California Republic]] and [[State of Deseret]] each claimed parts of western New Mexico. Under the [[Compromise of 1850]], these regions were forced by the U.S. government to drop their claims, Texas received $10{{spaces}}million in federal funds, California was granted statehood, and officially establishing the [[Utah Territory]]; therein recognizing most of New Mexico's historically established land claims.<ref name="Simmons 1988" />{{Rp|135}} Pursuant to the compromise, Congress established the [[New Mexico Territory]] in September of that year;<ref>{{cite web |url=http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/maps/lapurchase/essay1e_lg.html |title=Boundaries of the Louisiana Purchase as Recognized Today |access-date=December 6, 2008 |date=December 2001 |website=Louisiana: European Explorations and the Louisiana Purchase |publisher=Library of Congress |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080706105401/http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/maps/lapurchase/essay1e_lg.html |archive-date=July 6, 2008 |url-status=live }}</ref> it included most of present-day Arizona and New Mexico, along with the [[Las Vegas, Nevada|Las Vegas]] [[Las Vegas Valley|Valley]] and what would later become [[Clark County, Nevada|Clark County]] in [[Nevada]]. | ||