Category: Distinctly New Mexican

  • Hispanos / Neoméxicanos / Nuevoméxicanos

    noun | encyclopedia/culture Definition of Hispanos / Neoméxicanos / Nuevoméxicanos a member of a division of the early Indo-European people descended from Oasisamerican groups and the historical Spanish/Mexican territories of […]

  • 19

    number [ nahyn-teen ] / naɪnˌtin / (nīn-tēn′) Definition of 19 noun. slang for the nineteen Pueblos in New Mexico, and indicates of Pueblo or heritage

  • Governor of New Mexico

    political entity | part of: encyclopedia/politics Definition of the Governor of New Mexico Governor of New Mexico, the executive head of New Mexico, the office of which was first established in 1598 as […]

  • New Mexican English

    accent, dialect, language | part of: encyclopedia/language Pronounced: \noo mek-si-kuhn ing-glish\ | IPA: /nu ˈmɛk sɪ kən ˈɪŋ glɪʃ/ Definition of New Mexican English The American English language as used […]

  • Sparx

    musical group | part of encyclopedia/music Pronounced: \spahrks\ | IPA: /spɑrks/ Definition of Sparx From Albuquerque, a New Mexico music group with Latin music crossover appeal. Including band members Veronica, Rosamaria, Kristyna, and […]

  • Pueblo

    civilization | part of encyclopedia/culture Pronounced: \pweb-low\ IPA: /ˈpwɛ blɔ/ Plural: Pueblos Definition of the Pueblo The Pueblo (Spanish for “town”) are a people and civilization formed in at least 750 A.D. […]

  • Fabián García

    biographical name | part of encyclopedia/science Pronounced: \fey-bee-uhn gahr-see-uh\ | IPA: /ˈfeɪ bi ən gɑrˈsi ə/ Definition of Fabián García Fabián García 1871-1948 Mexican-American horticulturalist. A pioneer in modern American horticultural […]

  • Taos

    geographic name | part of encyclopedia/places Pronounced: \tous\ IPA: /taʊs/ Definition of Taos A town in New Mexico, the center of the larger Taos Micropolitan Area, and the county seat of Taos County. This town is located […]

  • Nuevo México

    noun | encyclopedia/culture Pronounced: \nuevo meheeco\ IPA: /nweβo ‘mehiko/ Definition of Nuevo México The frontier, colony, and territory phases of a region in the northern reaches of New Spain, and subsequently Northern […]

  • Burqueño

    demonym | part of encyclopedia/culture Pronounced: \bur-kay-neo\ or \bood-kay-nyo\ IPA: /bʊ.ɾˈkɛˈnyɔ/ Plural: Burqueños or Burqueñas Definition of Burqueño/Burqueña Burqueño and the feminine Burqueña, (sometimes spelled with an n instead of an ñ, as Burqueno) a native […]