Beginning of Christian mission period. Approximately forty Spanish Franciscan missions founded in New Mexico by this date. 1821 New Mexico becomes a province of Mexico. The Santa Fe Trail established. Mexico cedes New Mexico to United States.
First railroad enters New Mexico from points east.
1910 Birth of Felipe B. Archuleta, Santa Cruz, New Mexico. 1912 New Mexico becomes 47th U.S. state. 1925 Spanish Colonial Arts Society founded in New Mexico to focus attention on Mexican-American arts. 1929 League of United Latin American Citizens founded in Texas. 1930s Great Depression.