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The Mexican-American war resulted in New Mexico becoming an American territory. U.S. Presidents [[Zachary Taylor]] and [[Abraham Lincoln]] both called for the immediate statehood of New Mexico, since New Mexico's law had already prohibited slavery since the Pueblo Revolt, in order to side-step the impending [[Civil War]]. Unfortunately, statehood did not come to New Mexico until 1912. The New Mexico Campaign during the Civil War was an important battlefield, the Confederacy attempted to capture Albuquerque but was only temporarily successful. This instead bolstered the American soldiers, consisting mostly of descendants of New Mexican Spanish and Pueblo, to chase the Confederate soldiars to Glorieta Pass.

The Mexican-American war resulted in New Mexico becoming an American territory. U.S. Presidents [[Zachary Taylor]] and [[Abraham Lincoln]] both called for the immediate statehood of New Mexico, since New Mexico's law had already prohibited slavery since the Pueblo Revolt, in order to side-step the impending [[Civil War]]. Unfortunately, statehood did not come to New Mexico until 1912. The New Mexico Campaign during the Civil War was an important battlefield, the Confederacy attempted to capture Albuquerque but was only temporarily successful. This instead bolstered the American soldiers, consisting mostly of descendants of New Mexican Spanish and Pueblo, to chase the Confederate soldiars to Glorieta Pass.

===The State of New Mexico (1912)===

===The State of New Mexico (1912)===

New Mexico became the 47th State of the Union in 1912. The Daughters of the American Revolution for a State flag in 1920, and that call was answered in 1925 by Dr. Harry P. Mera. The flag consists of the Zia Pueblo sun symbol in Spanish red on a field of Spanish yellow, this design has won the North American Vexillological Association's best flag design for U.S. states, territories, or Canadian provinces numerous times.

New Mexico became the 47th State of the Union in 1912. The Daughters of the American Revolution pushed for a State flag in 1920, and that call was answered in 1925 by Dr. Harry P. Mera. The flag consists of the Zia Pueblo sun symbol in Spanish red on a field of Spanish yellow, this design has won the North American Vexillological Association's best flag design for U.S. states, territories, or Canadian provinces numerous times.

:I salute the flag of the state of New Mexico, the Zia symbol of perfect friendship among united cultures.

:I salute the flag of the state of New Mexico, the Zia symbol of perfect friendship among united cultures.