Events
The nation resulted from New Spains revolt against Spain
Mexico
The year in which New Mexican revolt began
1837
He was appointed in ABQ to be governor
Armijo
The Number of years Spain ruled NM
300
True or False; Father Martinez founded a School in NM
True
The city that replaced Taos as the center of trade in NM
Santa Fe
What was done with Perez's head in celebration?
It was used as a soccer ball
The unpopular Mexican Governor
Albino Perez
The name of the fur traders in NM
Mountain Men
He became a member of the assembly (governors advisors) although he was a preist
Father Martinez
The Santa Fe trail reached what city in Mexico?
Chihuahua
Texas was an independent nation in this year
1836
The first person to trade in NM after the Mexican revolution
Captian William Bucknell
Why was it dangerous to trade in NM
Indian raids/it was illegal
How far did hunters have to travel to find buffalo in 1846
250 miles
What did the new found trade with the US do to NM?
met the needs of New Mexicans and brought Anglo-Americans to NM
What happened to perez?
He was beheaded
The most famous fur trader in NM
Kit Carson
The year Mexico declared its independence from Spain
1821
True or false; Mexico cared alot about how NM was ruled
False
How many rebels blocked the road to Santa Fe from Perez?
1500
Who crushed the Rebellion Janurary 27th 1837
Armijo
The company founded by the Bents and St. Vrians
Bent, St. Vrain, and Company
Bent's fort was made out of this building material
Adobe
Name 1 of the 3 reasons New Mexicans did not like Perez
1.He was not a native New Mexican
2.He had come to enforce laws earlier governors had ignored
3.He enforced new taxes levied by the Mexican government on all citizens