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Why New Mexico Hates Texas State Rivalries (Original Post)
Quixote1818
Feb 2021
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I have read other accounts that if NM had been part of the south, many of the hispanic people
Quixote1818
Feb 2021
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left-of-center2012
(34,195 posts)1. Excellent video
I usually don't watch the videos on here especially those with any length.
But I live in Albuquerque and thought I would check this one out. I'm glad I did.
This helps me to understand why the southern part of the state is more conservative than the northern part.
Thanks for sharing.
Quixote1818
(30,556 posts)2. I have read other accounts that if NM had been part of the south, many of the hispanic people
would have been enslaved
I grew up in Cruces and it's a bit more liberal with NMSU there but more conservative then the north. The east and west are the most conservative, except Gallup.
left-of-center2012
(34,195 posts)3. "many of the hispanic people would have been enslaved"
Did that happen anywhere in the U.S.?
Maybe 'Spanish California'.