New Mexico History
Flag Day Trivia
There are four flags in the union that do not contain the color blue. The first is California that incorporated their flag in 1840 when
June 14, 2023
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There are four flags in the union that do not contain the color blue. The first is California that incorporated their flag in 1840 when
New Mexico’s Zia Symbol The number four is significant for New Mexico starting with the state flag. In 1920 the self-taught artist, Velina Shije Herrera,
Velino Shije Herrera, pictured above, third from right, from Zia Pueblo. Born in 1902 his Keres name, Ma Pe Wi, meant Red Bird. Herrera attended
New Mexico’s Pueblo Indians are believed to be descendants of the Anasazi. The Anasazi populated the Four Corners region of Utah, Arizona, New Mexico and
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