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There have been several major turning points in New Mexico history since the arrival of the firstSpanish explorers to the Southwest in the sixteenth century:
1540-42 Francisco Coronado explores the Southwest.
1598 Don Juan de Oñate conquers New Mexico for Spain.
1680 The Pueblo Revolt forces the Spanish to retreat to El Paso.
1692 Don Diego de Vargas reconquers New Mexico.
1786 The Spanish achieve peace with the Comanches.
1821 New Mexico becomes a part of the new nation of Mexico.
1821 The opening of the Santa Fe Trail.
1846-48 The United States conquers New Mexico in the Mexican-American War, culminating with the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.
1850 New Mexico becomes a U.S. territory.
1861-62 A Confederate invasion of New Mexico is repulsed during the Civil War.
1863-64 The Navajo Long Walk to Bosque Redondo.
1878-81 The Lincoln County War.
1879 The first railroad line into New Mexico is built.
1886 Geronimo's surrender ends the Indian wars in New Mexico.
1912 U.S. statehood is achieved.
1924 Oil is discovered in southeast New Mexico.
1933 The New Deal era begins in New Mexico.
1942 The Bataan Death March.
1945 The world's first atomic weapon is developed and tested in New Mexico.
Each of these turning points dramatically changed New Mexico in irreversible ways. The anniversaryof each turning point reminds us of the event's impact not only at the time it occurred, but on NewMexico history ever since.