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2009 Concern about spreading influenza from Mexico and the United States to other countries is expressed by the WHO
2007 Louis W. Ballard, Native American composer, author, artist, wrote 'Incident at Wounded Knee', dies of cancer in Santa Fe, New Mexico, at age 75 2003 Joe Skeen, Representative-R-New Mexico 1981 - 2003 1998 Steven Schiff, Representative-R-New Mexico 1989 - 1998, died of Melanoma 1997 Hurricane kills 123 in Acapulco Mexico 1996 Dallas Cowboys play Kansas City Chiefs in Monterrey Mexico 1996 Southern Mexico hit with 6.5 earthquake 1994 Ernesto Zedillo innaugrated as president of Mexico 1994 118 degrees F (47.8 degrees C) at Lakewood, New Mexico 1994 107 degrees F (41.6 degrees C) at Albuquerque New Mexico 1994 105 degrees F (40.5 degrees C) at Albuquerque, New Mexico 1994 Battles between army and rebellious indians in South Mexico, kill 57 1993 Pope John Paul II visits Mexico 1992 Gas explodes in sewer, kills 200 in Guadalajara Mexico 1991 1st International flight from Long Island's MacArthur Airport (to Mexico) 1991 22nd New York City Marathon won by Salvador Garcia of Mexico in 2:09:28 1991 Fresno State ties NCAA record with 49 points in a quarter, as they route New Mexico 94-17 1991 Lupita Jones, 23, of Mexico, crowned 40th Miss Universe 1990 Bobby Nunn, U.S. bassist (Coasters-Down in Mexico), dies at about 65 1989 Arturo Barrios of Mexico sets 10K record (27:08.23) in Berlin 1988 Luis Barragan, born in Mexico City, Mexico, architect, modernist, minimalist, important 20th century architect, significant landscape designer, self-taught, influenced by writings of Ferdinand Bac, dies 1988 Carlos Salinas de Gortari elected president of Mexico 1986 KOB-AM in Albuquerque New Mexico changes call letters to KKOB 1986 Record 23,000 start in a marathon (Mexico City) 1985 Earthquake strikes Mexico, 2,000 killed 1985 12,000 die and 40,000 injured in Mexico's earthquake (8.1) 1984 Liquid gas tank in Mexico City explodes; 334 die 1983 Miguel Aleman Valdes, attorney/president of Mexico (1946-52), dies at 80 1982 Miguel de la Madrid inaugurated as President of Mexico 1982 IMF lends Mexico $3.8 billion due to threatened bankrupcy 1982 Unmanned rocket sled reaches 9,851 kph at White Sands, New Mexico 1982 Mexico President Lopez Portillo nationalizes banks 1982 Miguel de la Madrid Hurtado elected president of Mexico 1980 Mexico terminated fishing agreements with US 1979 D Bautista of Mexico completes 20,000 m walk in record 1:20:06.8 1979 Ixtoc I rig in Gulf of Mexico blows; 3 million bbl of oil spilled, world's worst oil spillage 1979 Raul Gonzales of Mexico completes 50,000 m walk in record 3:41:38.4 1978 Whitni Zimmerman, Miss New Mexico Teen USA 1996 1978 New Orlean Saints beat Phil Eagles 14-7 in Mexico City (NFL expo) 1978 Vicki Renee Hughes, Miss New Mexico Teen USA 1997 1977 Alejandro Hernandez, born in Tijuana, Mexico, tennis pro 1977 Trisha Williams, Hobbs New Mexico, Miss America-New Mexico 1997 1977 12,000 police occupy university in Mexico City 1977 1st CRAY 1 supercomputer shipped, to Los Alamos Laboratories, New Mexico 1976 Adrian Carlos Olivares, Mexico City, singer, Menudo-Cannonball 1975 Cuba beats Mexico for its 4th Pan Am Games Gold Medal in baseball 1975 Mexico City's 1st major subway accident takes 26 lives 1975 Rebeca Tamez, Miss Mexico Universe 1997 1974 Ilona Massey, actress (Love HAppy, Holiday in Mexico), dies at 62 1974 Layla Linn, Miss New Mexico USA 1996 1973 6.8 quake centered in Oaxaca State in Mexico kills 527 1973 Ismael Valdes, born in Ciudad Victoria, Mexico, pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers 1973 Neil Patrick Harris, born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, actor, Doogie Howser MD 1973 Antonio Osuna, Sinaloa Mexico, pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers 1972 22-car train carrying 2,000 pilgrims derails, kills 208 in Mexico 1972 Juan Castro, born in Sinaloa, Mexico, infielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers 1972 Francisco Cordova, born in Veracruz, Mexico, pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates 1972 Erin Phillips, Mexico Missouri, Miss America-Missouri 1996 1971 Taunya Harris, Miss USA-New Mexico 1997 1971 Raul Marquez, Mexico, U.S. boxer 1992 Olympics 1971 Vivian Y. Herding, born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Miss America New Mexico 1996 1971 Elmer Dessens, Hermosillo Mexico, pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates 1970 Luis Echeverria Alvarez sworn in as president of Mexico 1970 Trent Dimas, New Mexico, gymnast, Olympics gold 92, 96 1970 Chainey Umphrey, Albuquerque, New Mexico, gymnast, Olympics-5th-96 1970 Brazil beats Italy 4-1 in soccer's 9th World Cup at Mexico City 1970 Brazil beats Italy, 4-1, to win soccer's World Cup, in Mexico City 1970 Veronica Sanchez, born in Michoan, Mexico, WPVA volleyballer, Hermosa-17-1994 1970 Luis Miguel, born in Vera Cruz, Mexico, spanish singer 1970 Gloria Trevi, Mexico, sexy spanish vocalist, A Gatas 1969 Agustin Vasquez-Mendoza, born in Mexico, murderer, FBI Most Wanted 1969 Adolfo Lopez Mateos, president of Mexico, dies at 59 1969 Meteorite weighing over 1 ton falls in Chihuahua, Mexico 1968 19th Olympic games close at Mexico City, Mexico 1968 Bob Beamon of USA sets long jump record (29'2 ") in Mexico City 1968 19th Olympic games open at Mexico City, Mexico 1968 Mexico City police fire on protesting students, 300-500 killed 1968 Brian Wright, born in Stillwater Oklahoma, Canadian Tour golfer, 1991 New Mexico Open-2nd 1967 Chris Patton, Fountain Inn, South Carolina, Nike golfer, 1993 New Mexico Charity Classic 1967 Jana McCoy, Portales, New Mexico, Miss NM-America 1991 1967 Hurricane Beuleah, kills 54 in Caribbean, Mexico and Texas 1967 Dave Jareckie, born in Mexico City, Mexico, U.S. biathelete 1994 Olympics 1967 Leonardo Lavalle, Mexico, tennis star 1967 Vinny Castilla, born in Oaxaca, Mexico, infielder for the Colorado Rockies 1967 Bart Bowen, born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, cyclist 1996 Olympics 1967 Townsend Saunders, White Sands, New Mexico, freestyle wrestler, Silver Medals 1992, 1996 Olympics 1967 Kent Jones, Portales, New Mexico, golfer, NM State Amateur-1990-91 1966 Gene Gauntier, dies in Cuernavaca Mexico 1966 Hurricane Inez, kills 293 in Caribbean, Florida and Mexico 1966 Beth Coats, Albuquerque, New Mexico, biathelete 1994 Olympics 1966 Armando Reynoso, San Luis Potosi Mexico, pitcher for the Colorado Rockies 1966 KBIM TV channel 10 in Roswell, New Mexico (CBS) begins broadcasting 1964 James Martinez, Santa Fe, New Mexico, rower 1996 Olympics 1964 Arturo Huerta, born in Mexico, Canadian walker 1996 Olympics 1964 Laura Martinez-Herring, born in Sinaloa, Mexico, Miss USA 1985, on General Hospital 1964 French Stewart, New Mexico, actor, Harry Solomon-Third Rock From the Sun 1964 Francisco Maciel, Mexico, tennis star 1963 IOC votes Mexico City to host 1968 Olympics 1962 Demi Moore, Guynes, Roswell, New Mexico, actress, Ghost, Striptease, GI Jane 1962 Esteban Toledo, Mexicali, Mexico, Nike golfer, 1991 Ben Hogan Reno-2nd 1962 Adam Kase, born in Socorro, New Mexico, Canadian Tour golfer, 1989 Alberta Open-3rd 1961 U.S. performs nuclear test at Carlsbad New Mexico (underground) 1961 Carlos Espinosa, Mexico, Canadian Tour golfer, 1995 Philippine Open 1960 Fernando Valenzuela, Navajua Mexico, pitcher, Los Angeles Dodgers, San Diego Padres 1960 Leslie Graves, Silver City, New Mexico, actress, Capitol 1960 Barbara Edwards, born in Albuqueque, New Mexico, playmate of year, Sept, 1983, actress 1960 Trotsky's murderer Jacques Mornard (Ramon Mercader), freed in Mexico 1960 Claudia Udy, Albuquerque, New Mexico, actress, Out of Control, Nightforce 1959 Leslie Graves, Silver City, New Mexico, actress, Brenda-Capitol 1959 Rare Pacific hurricane kills 2,000 in Western Mexico 1959 Leslie Graves, Silver City, New Mexico, actress, Brenda-Capitol, Death Wish 2 1959 2-time champ Monterrey Mexico barred from 1959 Little League competition for using players outside predetermined geographical area 1959 Ronnie Lott, Albuquerque, New Mexico, NFL defensive back, SF 49er 1959 USAF rocket-powered rail sled attains Mach 4.1 (4970 kph), New Mexico 1958 Steven Glen Jones, Artesia, New Mexico, PGA golfer, 1988 AT&T Pebble Beach 1958 Adolfo Lopez Mateos elected President of Mexico 1958 Ivar Sisniega, Mexico, pentathelete, Olympic-1980 1958 Eli Beeding experiences 83 g deceleration on a rocket sled, New Mexico 1958 KNME TV channel 5 in Albuquerque, New Mexico (PBS) begins broadcasting 1958 Michael Todd, film magnate, killed in an New Mexico air crash 1958 Manuel Mijares, Mexico, spanish vocalist, Maria Bonita 1957 2 male attorneys "stand in" as actress Sophia Loren and producer Carlo Ponti wed by proxy in Juarez, Mexico 1957 Mario Van Peebles, Mexico, actor, Posse, South Bronx Heroes 1956 Ana Alicia Ortiz, Mexico City, actress, Melissa-Falcon Crest 1955 Hurricane Hilda, kills 200 in Mexico 1955 28.7 cm rain falls at Lake Maloya New Mexico (state record) 1955 Lucia Mendez, Mexico, spanish singer, Lucia es Luna Moreno 1954 Ruben Guerrero, Mexico, relay swimmer, Olympic-1968 1954 1st rocket-driven sled on rails was tested in Alamogordo, New Mexico 1953 KGGM TV channel 13 in Albuquerque, New Mexico (CBS) begins broadcasting 1953 KOAT TV channel 7 in Albuquerque, New Mexico (ABC/PBS) begins broadcasting 1953 KSWS (now KOBR) TV channel 8 in Roswell, New Mexico (NBC) begins broadcasting 1953 Fausto Bara, Mexico, actor, Gaucho-Renegades 1952 Veronica Judith Sainz Castro, Mexico, spanish singer and actress, Nana 1952 Adolfo Ruiz Cortinez elected president of Mexico 1952 Daniel Bautista, born in Mexico, 20k walker 1976 Olympics gold 1952 Rudolfo Neri-Vida, Mexico, PHD/astronaut, STS-23 1952 Salvador Pineda, Mexico City, doctor 1951 1st missle to intercept an airplane, White Sands, New Mexico 1951 1st atomic explosion witnessed by troops, New Mexico 1951 Sidney M. Gutierrez, born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Major USAF/astronaut, STS-40, 59 1951 Jorge Santana, born in Autlan, Jalisco, Mexico, musician, member of band Malo, recorded with Malo members to produce solo albums Jorge Santana, It's All About Love, plays green Frender Stratocaster guitar, recorded Santana Brothers album with brother, Carlos Santana, 1994 1951 Felipe Munoz, Mexico, 200m backstroke swimmer, Gold Medal 1968 Olympics 1951 -50 degrees F (-46 degrees C), Gavilan, New Mexico (state record) 1948 KOB TV channel 4 in Albuquerque, New Mexico (NBC) begins broadcasting 1948 John J Pershing, Black Jack, U.S. general (Mexico, WW I), dies at 87 1947 Bill Richardson, Representative-D-New Mexico 1983 - 1997, Governor of New Mexico 2003 - 1947 Carlos Santana, born in Mexico, rock guitarist, Santana-Black Magic Woman 1947 Steven Schiff, born in Chicago, Illinois, Representative-R-New Mexico 1989 - 1998 1946 1st rocket attains 100 mi (167 km) altitude, White Sands, New Mexico 1946 Carlos Salinas de Gortari, president, Mexico, 1988 - 1994 1945 1st atomic bomb detonated, Trinity Site, Alamogordo, New Mexico 1945 1st atom bomb explodes in New Mexico 1945 Nuria Ortiz, born in Mexico, skeet shooter, Olympic-13th-1968 1943 John Denver, New Mexico, singer, 'Rocky Mountain High', 'Thank God He's a Country Boy' 1943 Jeff Bingaman, born in El Paso, Texas, Senator-D-New Mexico 1983 - 1943 Limited gambling legalized in Mexico 1943 New volcano Paracutin erupts in farmer's corn patch (Mexico) 1942 Eduardo Mata, Mexico City Mexico, conductor, Improvisaciones 1942 Mexico declares war on nazi-Germany and Japan 1942 Mexico changes from 3 time zones to 2 1941 1st woman jockey in North America, Anna Lee Wiley in Mexico 1940 Karen Shepherd, born in Silver City, New Mexico, Representative-D-Utah 1993 - 1995 1939 Timothy E. Wirth, born in Santa Fe, New Mexico, Representative-D-Colorado 1975 - 1987, Senator-D-Colorado 1987 - 1993 1938 Paul Benedict, Silver City, New Mexico, actor, Harry-Jeffersons 1938 Mexico takes control of foreign-owned oil properties 1938 President Cardena of Mexico nationalizes U.S. and British oil companies 1937 Jimmy Bowen, born in Santa Rita, New Mexico, record producer, pop music performer, famous for 'I'm Stickin' With You', produced chart hits for Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis, Jr. 1937 Freddie Fender, born in Mexico, country singer, Feelings 1937 Mexico nationalizes oil 1936 Richard Baker, born in Santa Fe, New Mexico, Zen teacher, Dharma Sangha 1935 Harrison H "Jack" Schmitt, Santa Rita, New Mexico, astronaut, Apollo 17 1935 Jorge Mester, born in Mexico City, Mexico, conductor, Louisville Orchestra 1967 - 1979 1934 116 degrees F (47 degrees C), Orogrande New Mexico (state record, broken on June 27, 1994) 1934 General Lazaro Cardenas elected president of Mexico 1933 Lori Nelson, born in Santa Fe, New Mexico, actress, Greta-How to Marry a Millionaire 1933 Temp reaches 136 degrees F (57.8 degrees C) at San Luis Potosi, Mexico (world record) 1933 1st Great Lakes-to-Gulf of Mexico barge trip completed, New Orleans 1933 Marco Antonio Munoz, born in Mexico, spanish singer, Murmullos 1933 White Sands National Monument, New Mexico established 1929 Pascual Ortiz Rubio elected president of Mexico 1929 Mexico and Vatican sign Concord 1929 John Morgan, British ambassador, to Mexico 1928 Alvaro Obregon, general/president of Mexico, assassinated 1928 Manuel Lujan, Jr., born in San Ildefonso Pueblo, New Mexico, Representative-R-New Mexico 1969 - 1989 1927 Telephone service begins between U.S. and Mexico 1927 Joe Skeen, born in Roswell, New Mexico, Representative-R-New Mexico 1981 - 2003 1927 Charlotte MAAVCL, princess of Belg/emp of Mexico (1864-67), dies at 86 1927 U.S. and Mexico battle over oil interests 1926 Pope Pius XI encyclical On persecution of Church in Mexico 1925 Kim Stanley, Patricia Reid, Tularosa, New Mexico, actress, Right Stuff 1924 Calles becomes president of Mexico 1924 General Plutarco Calles elected president of Mexico 1924 Katy Jurado, Mexico, actress, High Noon, Trapeze, Barabbas, AKA Pablo 1923 Linda Christian, Tampico, Mexico, actress, Athena, VIPs, Battle Zone 1923 Mexico and U.S. reaches accord over oil concession of 1917 1923 Tom Blackburn, born in Raton, New Mexico, writer, author, screenwriter, lyricist, worked for Walt Disney's story department, wrote lyrics to The Ballad of Davy Crockett 1923 Pete Domenici, born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Senator-R-New Mexico 1973 - 2009 1923 Coal mine explosion at Dawson, New Mexico kills 120 1923 Aztec Ruins National Monument, New Mexico established 1922 KOB-AM in Albuquerque, New Mexico begins radio transmissions 1922 Jack Kerouac, Beat writer, On the Road, Mexico Blues 1922 Luis Echeverria Alvarez, president Mexico 1921 William Henry Mauldin, New Mexico, political cartoonist, Pulitzer-1945, 59 1920 Ricardo Montalban, born in Mexico, American radio, television, film actor, Mr. Roarke in 'Fantasy Island' television show 1920 Rodolfo Acosta, Chihuahua Mexico, actor, Passion, Littlest Outlaw 1920 Venustiano Carranza, president Mexico (1915-20), murdered at 60 1918 Carlos Guido y Spano, Arg poet (Mexico, canto epico), dies 1918 1st electrically propelled warship (New Mexico) 1917 Jan Clayton, Tularosa, New Mexico, actress, Ellen Miller-Lassie 1917 AP reports Mexico and Japan will allie with Germany if U.S. enters WW I 1916 U.S. troops under General Pershing march into Mexico 1916 General Pershing, 15,000 troops chasing Villa into Mexico, stays 10-mos 1916 Edward R. Roybal, born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Representative-D-California 1963 - 1993 1915 General Porfirio [Jose de la Cruz] Diaz, president Mexico, dies 1915 Anthony Quinn, born in Mexico, actor, Zorba the Greek, Lawrence of Arabia 1915 Train crashes at Colima-Guadalajara Mexico, about 600 die 1914 U.S. Marines march out of Vera Cruz, Mexico 1914 Zapata and Pancho Villa over run Mexico 1914 Cuba, Uruguay, Mexico and Argentina proclaim neutrality in WW I 1914 Mexico ends diplomatic relations with U.S. 1914 U.S. Marines occupy Vera Cruz, Mexico, stay 6 months 1914 Tampico incident - U.S. ship crew arrested in Mexico 1914 Octavio Paz, Mexico, writer/diplomat, Salamandra, Topoemas 1914 U.S. Senator Albert Fall (Teapot Dome) demands "Cubanisation of Mexico" 1913 Huerta elected president of Mexico 1913 Explosion at Dawson New Mexico coal mine kills 263 mine workers 1913 Coal mine explosion kills 263 at Dawson New Mexico 1913 Richard Travis, born in Carlsbad, New Mexico, actor, Missile to the Moon 1913 President Taft agrees not to intervene in Mexico 1912 Jose Pablo Moncayo Garcia, born in Guadalajara, Mexico, composer, Huapango 1912 Pedro Armendariz, Mexico, actor, From Russia With Love 1912 New Mexico becomes 47th state 1911 Zapata proclaims Plan of Ayala Mexico 1911 Francisco Madeiro inaugurated president of Mexico 1911 Cantinflas, Mario Moreno, Mexico, actor, Around World in 80 Days 1911 Revolution in Mexico overthrows President Jose Porfirio Diaz 1911 President/dictator Jose Porfirio Diaz of Mexico term ends 1911 Gustavo Diaz Ordaz, president of Mexico 1910 Revolution broke out in Mexico, led by Francisco I Madero 1910 Adolfo Lopez Mateos, president of Mexico 1910 Blas Galindo Dimas, San Gabriel Mexico, composer, A la Patria 1908 Arturo De Cordova, Rodriguez, Merida Mexico, actor, Medal for Benny 1907 Dynamite explodes on locomotive kills engineer Jesus Garcia in Mexico 1906 Luis Van Rooten, Mexico City Mexico, actor, One Man's Family 1905 Gilbert Roland, Luis Alonso, born in Juarez, Mexico, actor, Juarez, Barbarosa 1905 Dolores Del Rio, born in Durango, Mexico, actress, What Price Glory? 1904 Don Alvarado, Jose Page, Albuquerque, New Mexico, actor, Captain Thunder 1904 Bruce Cabot, born in Carlsbad, New Mexico, actor, Diamonds are Forever, King Kong 1904 Emilio Fernandez, born in El Seco, Mexico, director, La Choca, Flor Silvestre 1904 Peter Hurd, Roswell, New Mexico, painter, Portrait of Jose Herrera 1903 George J Lewis, Guadalajara Mexico, sacotr, Don-Zorro 1902 Luis Barragan, born in Mexico City, Mexico, architect, modernist, minimalist, important 20th century architect, significant landscape designer, self-taught, influenced by writings of Ferdinand Bac 1902 Romney Brent, Saltillo Mexico, actor and writer, Dinner at the Ritz 1899 Silvestre Revueltas, Santiago Papasquiaro Mexico, composer, Sensemaya 1899 Glenn Strange, Weed, New Mexico, actor, Sam the Bartender-Gunsmoke 1899 Carlos Chavez, born in Mexico City, conductor and composer, Sinfonia India 1899 Ramon Novarro, Jose RG Samaniegos, Durango Mexico, actor, Ben Hur 1896 David Alfaro Siqueiros, Mexico, painter/muralist, Lib of Chile 1895 Mae Marsh, Madrid, New Mexico, silent film actress, Birth of a Nation 1895 Nigel Bruce, Baja Mexico, actor, Son of Lassie, Spider Woman 1893 New Mexico State University cancels it's 1st graduation ceremony, its only graduate Sam Steele was robbed and killed the night before 1892 Edmund Cobb, born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, western actor, Comanche Territory 1889 Tijuana in Mexico becomes a city 1887 Martin Luis Guzman, Mexico, novelist, Eagle and the Serpent 1886 Diego Rivera, Lenin of Mexico, Mexico, painter/wife of Frida Kahlo 1883 Jose Clemente Orozco, Mexico, painter, Epic of Culture in New World 1882 Manuel Maria Ponce, Fresnillo Mexico, composer, Estrellita 1882 Jose Vasconcelos, Oaxaca Mexico, politician/essayist/philosopher 1882 Charles Trowbridge, Vera Cruz Mexico, actor, Fatal Hour 1881 200 drown as train runs off bridge near Cuautla Mexico 1880 Alvaro Obregon, general/president Mexico, 1920-24 1880 [Joshua] Norton I, Emperor of US/Protector of Mexico, dies at 60 1877 U.S. troops authorized to pursue bandits into Mexico 1876 Antonio L de Santa Ana, President Mexico, dies at 79 1873 Francisco Madero, Mexico, revolutionary, president, 1911-13 1873 Mariano Azuela, Mexico, novelist, The Flies, The Bosses 1867 Maximilian F J, Austrian arch duke/Emperor of Mexico, dies 1867 Last French troops leave Mexico 1867 Congress abolishes peonage in New Mexico 1864 Austrian Archduke Maximilian became emperor of Mexico 1864 Austrian Archduke Maximilian becomes emperor of Mexico 1863 Mexico City captured by French troops 1862 Steamer "Golden Gate" burns and sinks off west coast of Mexico 1862 French army intervenes in Puebla, Mexico: Cinco de Mayo 1862 Battle of La Glorieta Pass, New Mexico Territory (Apache Canyon, Pigeon's Ranch) 1862 Texas Rangers win Confederate victory at Battle of Val Verde, New Mexico 1862 Felipe Villanueva y Gutierrez, Mexico, composer 1861 Battle of St. Augustine Springs, New Mexico Terr 1861 Confederate troops occupy Fort Fillmore, New Mexico 1861 Skirmish at Fort Fillmore, New Mexico Terr - Rebels attack Union troops 1861 CS General Sibley is given command of rebel troops in New Mexico territory 1861 Mexico City captured by Juarez (Lib) in War of Reform 1861 Porfirio Diaz conquers Mexico City 1859 Venustiano Carranza, President of Mexico, 1915-20 1859 U.S. recognizes Liberal government in Mexico's War of Reform 1858 War of Reform (Mexico); Liberals establish capital at Vera Cruz 1854 Gadsden Purchase (parts of Az, NM) from Mexico for $10 million 1854 Filibuster William Walker proclaims Republic of Sonora in NW Mexico 1853 Gadsden Purchase 45,000 mi (120,000 km) by Gila River from Mexico for $10 million, area is now southern Arizona and New Mexico 1850 Territories of New Mexico and Utah created 1848 Mexico ratifies treaty giving U.S.; New Mexico, California and parts of Nevada, Utah, Arizona and Colorado in return for $15 million 1848 Mexico gives Texas to U.S., ending the war 1848 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ends Mexican War; U.S. acquires Texas California, New Mexico and Arizona for $15 million 1847 U.S. Marines under General Scott enter Mexico City (halls of Montezuma) 1847 American-Mexican war: U.S. General Winfield Scott captures Mexico City 1847 U.S. General Scott occupies Vera Cruz Mexico 1847 U.S. defeats Mexico in battle of Sacramento 1847 Battle of Buena Vista Mexico; Zachary Taylor defeats Mexicans 1847 Conspiracy in New Mexico against US 1847 Governor Bent, 5 others in U.S. occupation, killed by revolt in New Mexico 1846 U.S. troops under General Taylor occupies Monterey Mexico 1846 U.S. annexes New Mexico 1846 General Stephen W Kearney's U.S. forces captures Santa Fe, New Mexico 1846 California declares independence from Mexico in Sonoma 1846 U.S. declares war on Mexico, 2 months after fighting begins 1846 Battle of Resaca de la Palma-U.S. sends Mexico back to Rio Grande 1846 Yucatan declares independence from Mexico 1845 Mexico drops diplomatic relations with US 1840 Charlotte MAAVCL, princess of Belgium/Emperor of Mexico, 1864-67 1838 Mexico declares war on France 1837 "Racer's" Hurricane (Gulf of Mexico) 1836 Spain recognizes independence of Mexico 1836 Battle of San Jacinto, in which Texas wins independence from Mexico 1836 Mexico attacks Alamo in the early morning 1836 Republic of Texas declares independence from Mexico 1832 Vicente Riva Palacio, Mexico, writer/diplomat 1832 Maximilian F J, archduke of Austria/Emperor of Mexico 1830 Jose de la Cruz Porfirio Diaz, president of Mexico, 1877-1911 1824 Mexico becomes a republic 1823 United Provinces of Central America gain independence from Mexico 1822 Mexico officially recognized as an independent nation by US 1822 General Agustin de Iturbide crowned Agustin I, 1st emperor of Mexico 1821 Revolutionary forces occupy Mexico City as Spanish withdraw 1821 Mexico declares independence 1821 Mexico gains independence from Spain 1821 Mexico permits Moses Austin and 300 U.S. families to settle in Texas 1813 Chilpancingo congress declares Mexico independent of Spain 1810 Mexico issues Grito de Dolores, which called for the end of Spanish rule Mexican Independence Day celebrates this event 1806 Benito Pablo Juarez, born in Oaxaca, Mexico, president of Mexico, 1858-72 1794 Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, president of Mexico, 1833-36 1790 Aztec calendar stone discovered in Mexico City 1783 Agustin I de Iturbide, emperor of Mexico, 1822-23 1651 Juana Ines de La Cruz, Mexico, poet/nun/feminist, Primero Sueno 1596 Luis de Carabajal, 1st Jewish author in America, executed in Mexico 1540 Francisco V squez de Coronado searches for 7 cities of Cibola Mexico 1536 Mexico begins it's inquisition 1522 Emperor Karel I names Hernan Cortes governor of Mexico 1521 Spanish conquerors Tenochtitlan (Mexico City) from Aztecs 1520 Battle of Otumba Mexico: Hernan Cortes and Tlascala's vs Aztecs 1519 1st meeting of Montezuma and Hernando Cortes in Mexico 1519 2nd Battle of Tehuacingo, Mexico: Hernan Cortes vs Tlascala Aztecs 1519 1st Battle of Tehuacingo, San Salvador vs Mexico 1519 Cortez lands in Mexico |
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