List of New Mexico state symbols explained
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?," referring to chile peppers. The state also has a prescribed answer: "Red and green" or "Christmas," encouraging the use of both colors of chile.
Insignia
- Flag: Flag of New Mexico [3]
- Seal: Seal of New Mexico
- Motto: Crescit eundo, It Grows as it Goes (Latin). [4]
- Nickname: Land of Enchantment; Spanish; Castilian: Tierra del Encanto, or Spanish; Castilian: Tierra Encantada
- Slogan: "Everybody is somebody in New Mexico" (1975)
- Question: "Red or Green?" – see New Mexico state question
- Answer: "Red and Green" or "Christmas". [5]
Capital
Music
Flora
Foods
Fauna
Geology
Other
Further reading
- Web site: State Symbols. 16 January 2024. New Mexico Office of the Secretary of State.
- Web site: state symbols of New Mexico in New Mexico. 2023-11-04. iNaturalist.
- Book: New Mexico Centennial Blue Book 2012. Office of the New Mexico Secretary of State. Office of the New Mexico Secretary of State. 2012-12-27. 138–168. State Symbols. http://www.sos.state.nm.us/Public_Records_And_Publications/NMCentennialBlueBook.pdf. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924103924/http://www.sos.state.nm.us/Public_Records_And_Publications/NMCentennialBlueBook.pdf. 2015-09-24. dead. (PDF)
Notes and References
- Web site: New Mexico Statutes Annotated . 2013-05-11 . New Mexico Compilation Commission.
- Web site: State Symbols. 2009-05-09. New Mexico Secretary of State.
- Web site: New Mexico (U.S.). CRW Flags Inc. Store. Rick Wyatt . Joe McMillan . Nick Artimovich . William E. Dunning . Nathan Lamm . Sascha Zimmer . 2011-06-10. 2011-08-09.
- Web site: Great Seal of New Mexico. State of New Mexico. 2009-02-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20081129110322/http://www.sos.state.nm.us//sos-seal.html. 2008-11-29. dead.
- Web site: New Mexico State Answer, Red and Green or Christmas. www.netstate.com. NSTATE, LLC. 2018-09-30.
- Web site: Official State Song – “O Fair New Mexico” . . . New Mexico Office of the Secretary of State . New Mexico Secretary of State . 2024-05-05.
- Web site: Spanish Language State Song – “Asi Es Nuevo Mexico” . . . New Mexico Office of the Secretary of State . New Mexico Secretary of State . 2024-05-05.
- Web site: State Ballad – “Land Of Enchantment” . . . New Mexico Office of the Secretary of State . New Mexico Secretary of State . 2024-05-05.
- Web site: State Bilingual Song – “Mi Lindo Nuevo Mexico” . . . New Mexico Office of the Secretary of State . New Mexico Secretary of State . 2024-05-05.
- Web site: Official Cowboy Song – “Under the New Mexico Skies” . . . New Mexico Office of the Secretary of State . New Mexico Secretary of State . 2024-05-05.
- Web site: State Flower . . . New Mexico Office of the Secretary of State . New Mexico Secretary of State . 2024-05-05.
- Web site: State Tree . . . New Mexico Office of the Secretary of State . New Mexico Secretary of State . 2024-05-05.
- Web site: State Grass . . . New Mexico Office of the Secretary of State . New Mexico Secretary of State . 2024-05-05.
- Web site: State Vegetables . . . New Mexico Office of the Secretary of State . New Mexico Secretary of State . 2024-05-05.
- Web site: State Cookie . . . New Mexico Office of the Secretary of State . New Mexico Secretary of State . 2024-05-05.
- Web site: State Symbols: State reptile. 2012-12-27. Office of the New Mexico Secretary of State.
- . House Bill. 447. Cumbres & Toltec as Official Scenic Railroad. The Legislature of the State of New Mexico.
- Web site: New Mexico Office of the Secretary of State. State Necklace. 16 January 2024.
- Web site: New Mexico Office of the Secretary of State. State Guitar. 29 January 2024.
- Book: New Mexico Centennial Blue Book 2012. Office of the New Mexico Secretary of State. Office of the New Mexico Secretary of State. 2012-12-27. 138–168. State Symbols. http://www.sos.state.nm.us/Public_Records_And_Publications/NMCentennialBlueBook.pdf. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924103924/http://www.sos.state.nm.us/Public_Records_And_Publications/NMCentennialBlueBook.pdf. 2015-09-24. dead. (PDF)
- . Senate Bill. 188. Official State Aroma. The Legislature of the State of New Mexico.
- News: McKay . Dan . Sweet smell of success . 3 June 2023 . Albuquerque Journal.
- Web site: Keep New Mexico Beautiful, Inc.. Dusty Roadrunner. 16 January 2024.
- Web site: New Mexico Office of the Secretary of State. State Bird. 16 January 2024.