Mesilla New Mexico
This is the place where Billy the Kid was tried and jailed. It's a nice mix of the old West, Mexico and Native Americans.
Basilica of San Albino -- Church Museum in Mesilla New Mexico
A little Museum inside Basilica of San Albino gift shop at Mesilla New Mexico. Have you visited this church museum in NM?
Old Town Las Cruces, aka as Mesilla.
Shots I took in Old Town Mesilla, where Billy The Kid was to be hanged.
NM True TV Billy the Kid Byway
A great mini road trip from Ruidoso is a drive along the Billy the Kid Scenic Byway. Go back in time to 1855 at Ft. Stanton historic site. Follow in the footsteps of notorious outlaw Billy the Kid in Lincoln County. And don’t miss the beautiful Spencer Theater.
Explore Fort Selden, New Mexico
One of New Mexico's state monuments, Fort Selden is located about 20 miles north of Las Cruces. Visitors can explore the remains of this adobe frontier fort that once housed troops, including the famed Buffalo Soldiers, who protected local residents and traveling traders during the rough-and-tumble days of the Wild West. The fort was ideally located near El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro, the Royal Road of the Interior, which went from Santa Fe to Mexico City. Learn about the special events at the fort, see the interior of the museum, and hear the cannons fire!
Albuquerque Museum exhibit gives inside look at rare artifacts including ‘Billy the Kid’ letters
Albuquerque Museum exhibit gives inside look at rare artifacts including ‘Billy the Kid’ letters
Billy the Kid- Ellis Store Lincoln, NM
Ellis Store
Doña Ana County Legislative Coalition 2015 Legislative Priorities
Produced by The LNG Company. Doña Ana County Legislative Coalition (DACLC) is a partnership of the Greater Las Cruces Chamber of Commerce, the Mesilla Valley Economic Development Alliance, the City of Las Cruces, Doña Ana County, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces Public School District, Gadsden Independent School District, Hatch Valley Public Schools, the Hispano Chamber of Commerce de Las Cruces and The Bridge of Southern New Mexico. The DACLC consolidates support from public and private sectors to ensure the best legislative outcomes.
Picacho Peak State Park in Arizona
Picacho Peak is a noted landmark in southern Arizona where one of the westernmost engagements of the Civil War took place on April 15, 1862.
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo: A Living Document (1)
The Aftermath of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo: Land Adjudication, Citizenship and Immigration, a discussion by Dr. L.M. Garcia y Griego, Department of History, University of New Mexico. First in a series of five videos from a symposium held in conjunction with the display of the original pages of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo at the Arizona State Museum during February 2011.
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo: A Living Document (4)
Culturs Fronterizas: Border Zones and Hybrid Identities, a discussion by Dr. Enrique Lamadrid from the Department of Spanish and Portuguese at the University of New Mexico. His talk is one of five recordings from a symposium held in conjunction with the display of the original pages of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo at the Arizona State Museum during February 2011.
Southwestern United States | Wikipedia audio article
The Southwestern United States (Spanish: Suroeste de Estados Unidos; also known as the American Southwest) is the informal name for a region of the western United States. Definitions of the region's boundaries vary a great deal and have never been standardized, though many boundaries have been proposed. For example, one definition includes the stretch from the Mojave Desert in California (117° west longitude) to Carlsbad, New Mexico (104° west longitude), and from the Mexico–United States border to the southern areas of Colorado, Utah, and Nevada (39° north latitude). The largest metropolitan areas are centered around Phoenix (with an estimated population of more than 4.7 million as of 2017), Las Vegas (more than 2.2 million), Tucson (more than 1 million), Albuquerque (more than 900,000), and El Paso (more than 840,000). Those five metropolitan areas have an estimated total population of more than 9.6 million as of 2017, with nearly 60 percent of them living in the two Arizona cities—Phoenix and Tucson.
Most of the area was part of the Viceroyalty of New Spain in the Spanish Empire before becoming part of Mexico. European settlement was almost non-existent outside New Mexico in 1848, when it became part of the United States through the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, while southern areas of Arizona and southwestern New Mexico were added in the later Gadsden Purchase.
Tucson, Arizona | Wikipedia audio article
This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
00:02:00 1 History
00:10:44 2 Geography
00:13:55 2.1 Neighborhoods
00:14:04 2.1.1 Downtown and Central Tucson
00:20:43 2.1.2 Southern Tucson
00:21:59 2.1.3 Western Tucson
00:23:54 2.1.4 Northern Tucson
00:27:25 2.1.5 Eastern Tucson
00:31:36 2.1.6 Mount Lemmon
00:33:13 3 Climate
00:40:25 4 Demographics
00:44:26 5 Economy
00:46:46 5.1 Top employers
00:47:02 6 Arts and culture
00:47:11 6.1 Annual cultural events and fairs
00:47:21 6.1.1 Tucson Gem and Mineral Show
00:47:49 6.1.2 Tucson Festival of Books
00:48:55 6.1.3 Tucson Folk Festival
00:50:11 6.1.4 Fourth Avenue Street Fair
00:51:07 6.1.5 The Tucson Rodeo (Fiesta de los Vaqueros)
00:52:03 6.1.6 Tucson Meet Yourself
00:52:34 6.1.7 Tucson Modernism Week
00:53:34 6.1.8 All Souls Procession Weekend
00:54:44 6.2 Cultural and other attractions
00:58:17 6.3 Literary arts
00:59:09 6.4 Performing arts
01:00:08 6.5 Music
01:01:56 6.6 Cuisine
01:02:49 6.7 Nicknames
01:04:07 7 Sports
01:08:29 7.1 Parks and recreation
01:10:58 8 Politics and government
01:12:39 8.1 City government
01:15:40 9 Education
01:15:49 9.1 Post-secondary education
01:16:50 9.2 Primary and secondary schools
01:17:45 10 Media
01:17:53 10.1 Printed Newspaper
01:19:02 10.2 Television
01:20:23 11 Infrastructure
01:20:32 11.1 Energy
01:22:06 11.1.1 Sustainability
01:22:55 11.1.2 Light pollution
01:23:37 11.2 Water
01:26:01 11.3 Transportation
01:26:09 11.3.1 Public transit
01:27:02 11.3.2 Rail
01:27:27 11.3.3 Airport
01:28:25 11.3.4 Roadways
01:29:24 11.3.5 Cycling
01:30:21 12 Notable people
01:30:30 13 Sister cities
01:30:45 14 See also
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Tucson () is a city and the county seat of Pima County, Arizona, United States, and home to the University of Arizona. The 2010 United States Census put the population at 520,116, while the 2015 estimated population of the entire Tucson metropolitan statistical area (MSA) was 980,263. The Tucson MSA forms part of the larger Tucson-Nogales combined statistical area (CSA), with a total population of 1,010,025 as of the 2010 Census. Tucson is the second-largest populated city in Arizona behind Phoenix, both of which anchor the Arizona Sun Corridor. The city is 108 miles (174 km) southeast of Phoenix and 60 mi (97 km) north of the U.S.–Mexico border. Tucson is the 33rd largest city and the 58th largest metropolitan area in the United States (2014).
Major incorporated suburbs of Tucson include Oro Valley and Marana northwest of the city, Sahuarita south of the city, and South Tucson in an enclave south of downtown. Communities in the vicinity of Tucson (some within or overlapping the city limits) include Casas Adobes, Catalina Foothills, Flowing Wells, Midvale Park, Tanque Verde, Tortolita, and Vail. Towns outside the Tucson metro area include Benson to the southeast, Catalina and Oracle to the north, and Green Valley to the south.
The Spanish name of the city, Tucsón [tukˈson], is derived from the O'odham Cuk Ṣon [tʃʊk ʂɔːn], meaning (at the) base of the black [hill], a reference to a basalt-covered hill now known as Sentinel Peak. Tucson is sometimes referred to as The Old Pueblo.