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[[File:Map of USA NM.svg|thumb|Location of the [[state of New Mexico]] in the [[United States of America]]]]
[[File:Map of USA NM.svg|thumb|Location of the [[state of New Mexico]] in the [[United States of America]]]]


This is a '''list of the officially designated symbols of the [[U.S.]] [[state of New Mexico]]'''. Most such designations are found in [[§]]12.3 of the New Mexico Statutes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nmonesource.com/nmnxtadmin/NMPublic.aspx|title=New Mexico Statutes Annotated |accessdate=2013-05-11 |publisher=New Mexico Compilation Commission}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sos.state.nm.us/Kids_Corner/State_Symbols.aspx|title=State Symbols|accessdate=2009-05-09|publisher=New Mexico Secretary of State}}</ref> The majority of the items in the list are officially recognized after a law is passed by the [[New Mexico Legislature|state legislature]]. New Mexico is the first state to adopt a state question: "Red or green?"
This is a '''list of the officially designated symbols of the [[U.S.]] [[state of New Mexico]]'''. Most such designations are found in [[§]]12.3 of the New Mexico Statutes.<ref name="NMSA">{{cite web|url=http://www.nmonesource.com/nmnxtadmin/NMPublic.aspx|title=New Mexico Statutes Annotated |accessdate=2013-05-11 |publisher=New Mexico Compilation Commission}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sos.state.nm.us/Kids_Corner/State_Symbols.aspx|title=State Symbols|accessdate=2009-05-09|publisher=New Mexico Secretary of State}}</ref> The majority of the items in the list are officially recognized after a law is passed by the [[New Mexico Legislature|state legislature]]. New Mexico is the first state to adopt a state question: "Red or green?"


==Insignia==
==Insignia==
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* '''[[Seals of the U.S. states|Seal]]''': [[Seal of New Mexico]] ({{dts|1913}})
* '''[[Seals of the U.S. states|Seal]]''': [[Seal of New Mexico]] ({{dts|1913}})


==Motto, nickname, and slogan==
==Motto, nickname, slogan, question, and answer==
* '''[[List of U.S. state mottos|Motto]]''': ''[[Crescit eundo]], It Grows as it Goes'' ([[Latin language|Latin]]). ({{dts|1887}})<ref name=NM>{{cite web|url=http://www.sos.state.nm.us/sos-seal.html|title=Great Seal of New Mexico|publisher=State of New Mexico|accessdate=2009-02-10}}</ref>{{#tag:ref|''Crescit eundo'' was added to the territorial seal in 1882. This change was officially adopted by the legislature in 1887.<ref name=NM/>|group=N}}
* '''[[List of U.S. state mottos|Motto]]''': ''[[Crescit eundo]], It Grows as it Goes'' ([[Latin language|Latin]]). ({{dts|1887}})<ref name=NM>{{cite web|url=http://www.sos.state.nm.us/sos-seal.html|title=Great Seal of New Mexico|publisher=State of New Mexico|accessdate=2009-02-10}}</ref>{{#tag:ref|''Crescit eundo'' was added to the territorial seal in 1882. This change was officially adopted by the legislature in 1887.<ref name=NM/>|group=N}}
* '''[[List of U.S. state nicknames|Nickname]]''': ''Land of Enchantment'', {{lang-es|Tierra del Encanto}}, or {{lang|es|''Tierra Encantada''}} ({{dts|1999}})<ref name="NM Aircraft" />{{#tag:ref|"Land of Enchantment" was first coined by Lillian Whiting in a book on the state in 1906. The slogan later appeared on New Mexico license plates in 1941; a trademark was obtained by the state in 1947. It was not until June 18, 1999 that the phrase was adopted as the official nickname.<ref name="NM Aircraft" />|group=N}}
* '''[[List of U.S. state nicknames|Nickname]]''': ''Land of Enchantment'', {{lang-es|Tierra del Encanto}}, or {{lang|es|''Tierra Encantada''}} ({{dts|1999}})<ref name="NM Aircraft" />{{#tag:ref|"Land of Enchantment" was first coined by Lillian Whiting in a book on the state in 1906. The slogan later appeared on New Mexico license plates in 1941; a trademark was obtained by the state in 1947. It was not until June 18, 1999 that the phrase was adopted as the official nickname.<ref name="NM Aircraft" />|group=N}}
* '''[[List of U.S. state slogans|Slogan]]''': "Everybody is Somebody in New Mexico" (1975)
* '''[[List of U.S. state slogans|Slogan]]''': "Everybody is Somebody in New Mexico" (1975)
* '''Question''': ''Red or Green?'' ({{dts|1999}})<ref>{{#tag:ref|The official state question refers to a question commonly heard at restaurants, where waiters will ask customers "red or green?" in reference to which kind of chili pepper or "chile sauce" the customers wants served with their meal.|group=N}}</ref>
* '''Answer''': ''Red and Green or Christmas.'' ({{dts|1999}}<ref name="NMSA" />


==Capital==
==Capital==

Revision as of 00:17, 12 May 2013

Location of the state of New Mexico in the United States of America

This is a list of the officially designated symbols of the U.S. state of New Mexico. Most such designations are found in §12.3 of the New Mexico Statutes.[1][2] The majority of the items in the list are officially recognized after a law is passed by the state legislature. New Mexico is the first state to adopt a state question: "Red or green?"

Insignia

Motto, nickname, slogan, question, and answer

Capital

Music

Other

Type Symbol Year
State flower Yucca flower 1927
State tree Two-needle piñon pine 1949
State bird Greater roadrunner 1949
State fish Cutthroat trout 1955
State animal Black bear 1963
State reptile New Mexico whiptail lizard[8] 2003
State vegetables Spanish: Frijoles con chile (/friːˈhoʊləs koʊn ˈtʃiːlə/, Template:USdict) (refried beans with chile peppers), and Chile pepper 1965
State gem Turquoise 1967
State grass Blue grama 1973
State fossil Coelophysis 1981
State cookie Bizcochito 1989
State insect Tarantula wasp 1989
State ballad Land of Enchantment, Spanish: Tierra del Encanto, or [Tierra Encantada] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help) 1989
State poem Spanish: A Nuevo México, To New Mexico 1991
State question * "Red or Green?" 1999
State Tie Bolo tie 2007
State ship USS New Mexico (BB-40) 1918–1946
USS New Mexico (SSN-779) 2008
State amphibian New Mexico spadefoot toad 2003
State butterfly Sandia hairstreak 2003
State aircraft Hot air balloon, symbol of Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta 2005[5]

(*) The official state question refers to a question commonly heard at restaurants, where waiters will ask customers "red or green?" in reference to which kind of chili pepper or "chile sauce" the customers wants served with their meal. This type of "chile" is usually distinct from salsa, as the chile sauce is much finer and thicker and more commonly served with meals. Natives are more likely to refer to the chile sauce put on their meal as just plain "chile", and not as any form of "salsa" (which is usually reserved by natives in English for the salsa served with chips; everything else is just "chile").

Notes

  1. ^ Crescit eundo was added to the territorial seal in 1882. This change was officially adopted by the legislature in 1887.[4]
  2. ^ "Land of Enchantment" was first coined by Lillian Whiting in a book on the state in 1906. The slogan later appeared on New Mexico license plates in 1941; a trademark was obtained by the state in 1947. It was not until June 18, 1999 that the phrase was adopted as the official nickname.[5]
  3. ^ Santa Fe is the longest serving capital in the United States, since 1610.

Further reading

  • "State Symbols". Office of the New Mexico Secretary of State. Retrieved 2009-05-09.
  • Office of the New Mexico Secretary of State. "State Symbols". New Mexico Centennial Blue Book 2012 (PDF). Office of the New Mexico Secretary of State. pp. 138–168. Retrieved 2012-12-27. {{cite book}}: External link in |chapterurl= (help); Unknown parameter |chapterurl= ignored (|chapter-url= suggested) (help) (PDF)

References

  1. ^ a b "New Mexico Statutes Annotated". New Mexico Compilation Commission. Retrieved 2013-05-11.
  2. ^ "State Symbols". New Mexico Secretary of State. Retrieved 2009-05-09.
  3. ^ Rick Wyatt, Joe McMillan, Nick Artimovich, William E. Dunning, Nathan Lamm, Sascha Zimmer (2011-06-10). "New Mexico (U.S.)". CRW Flags Inc. Store. Retrieved 2011-08-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ a b "Great Seal of New Mexico". State of New Mexico. Retrieved 2009-02-10.
  5. ^ a b c Office of the New Mexico Secretary of State. "State Symbols". New Mexico Centennial Blue Book 2012 (PDF). Office of the New Mexico Secretary of State. pp. 138–168. Retrieved 2012-12-27. {{cite book}}: External link in |chapterurl= (help); Unknown parameter |chapterurl= ignored (|chapter-url= suggested) (help) (PDF)
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  7. ^ "Under New Mexico Skies Declared Official State Cowboy Song". New Mexico Music Commission, New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs. 2009-03-29. Retrieved 2009-07-20.
  8. ^ "State Symbols: State reptile". Office of the New Mexico Secretary of State. Retrieved 2012-12-27.
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