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==How to Find the Records==
==How to Find the Records==
=== Online Resources ===
=== Online Resources ===
*'''1500s-1900s''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7486/?arrival=_new+mexico-usa_34&count=50 All U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s] at Ancestry; index only ($); ''Also at [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10017/passenger-immigration-lists-1500-1900?s=1&formId=pili&formMode=1&useTranslation=1&exactSearch=&action=query&initialFormIds=immigration&p=1&qimmigration=Event+et.immigration+ep.New%2F3Mexico+epmo.similar MyHeritage]''; index only ($); includes those with Destination of New Mexico
*'''1500s-1900s''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7486/?arrival=_new+mexico-usa_34&count=50 All U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s] at Ancestry - index only ($); ''Also at [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10017/passenger-immigration-lists-1500-1900?s=1&formId=pili&formMode=1&useTranslation=1&exactSearch=&action=query&initialFormIds=immigration&p=1&qimmigration=Event+et.immigration+ep.New%2F3Mexico+epmo.similar MyHeritage]''; index only ($); includes those with Destination of New Mexico
*'''1895-1956''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10942/united-states-border-crossings-from-canada-1895-1956?s=1&formId=collection_10942:searchFormDef&formMode=1&useTranslation=1&exactSearch=&action=query&initialFormIds=master,immigration&p=1&qevents-event1=Event+et.any+ep.New%2F3Mexico+epmo.similar&qevents=List United States, Border Crossings from Canada, 1895-1956] at MyHeritage; index & images ($); includes those with Destination of New Mexico
*'''1895-1956''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10942/united-states-border-crossings-from-canada-1895-1956?s=1&formId=collection_10942:searchFormDef&formMode=1&useTranslation=1&exactSearch=&action=query&initialFormIds=master,immigration&p=1&qevents-event1=Event+et.any+ep.New%2F3Mexico+epmo.similar&qevents=List United States, Border Crossings from Canada, 1895-1956] at MyHeritage - index & images ($); includes those with Destination of New Mexico
*'''1895-1964''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1082/?arrival=_new+mexico-usa_34&count=50 All U.S., Border Crossings from Mexico to U.S., 1895-1964]  at Ancestry; index & images ($); includes those with Destination of New Mexico
*'''1895-1964''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1082/?arrival=_new+mexico-usa_34&count=50 All U.S., Border Crossings from Mexico to U.S., 1895-1964]  at Ancestry - index & images ($); includes those with Destination of New Mexico
*'''1917-1954''' {{RecordSearch|3465358|New Mexico Alien Arrivals, 1917-1954}} at FamilySearch - [[New Mexico, Alien Arrivals - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1917-1954''' {{RecordSearch|3465358|New Mexico Alien Arrivals, 1917-1954}} at FamilySearch - [[New Mexico, Alien Arrivals - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
====Cultural Groups====
====Cultural Groups====
*'''1920-1939''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10924/germany-bremen-emigration-lists-1920-1939?s=1&formId=collection_10924:searchFormDef&formMode=1&useTranslation=1&exactSearch=&action=query&initialFormIds=master,immigration&p=1&qevents-event1=Event+et.any+ep.New%2F3Mexico+epmo.similar&qevents=List Germany, Bremen Emigration Lists, 1920-1939] at MyHeritage; index only ($); includes those with Destination of New Mexico
*'''1920-1939''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10924/germany-bremen-emigration-lists-1920-1939?s=1&formId=collection_10924:searchFormDef&formMode=1&useTranslation=1&exactSearch=&action=query&initialFormIds=master,immigration&p=1&qevents-event1=Event+et.any+ep.New%2F3Mexico+epmo.similar&qevents=List Germany, Bremen Emigration Lists, 1920-1939] at MyHeritage - index only ($); includes those with Destination of New Mexico
*[https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10019/germans-immigrating-to-the-united-states?s=1&formId=immigration-norels&formMode=1&useTranslation=1&exactSearch=&action=query&initialFormIds=immigration,pili&p=1&qimmigration=Event+et.immigration+ep.New%2F3Mexico+epmo.similar Germans Immigrating to the United States] at MyHeritage; index only ($); includes those with Destination of New Mexico
*[https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10019/germans-immigrating-to-the-united-states?s=1&formId=immigration-norels&formMode=1&useTranslation=1&exactSearch=&action=query&initialFormIds=immigration,pili&p=1&qimmigration=Event+et.immigration+ep.New%2F3Mexico+epmo.similar Germans Immigrating to the United States] at MyHeritage - index only ($); includes those with Destination of New Mexico
*[https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10030/italians-immigrating-to-the-united-states?s=1&formId=immigration-norels&formMode=1&useTranslation=1&exactSearch=&action=query&initialFormIds=immigration,pili,immigration-norels&p=1&qimmigration=Event+et.immigration+ep.New%2F3Mexico+epmo.similar Italians Immigrating to the United States] at MyHeritage; index only ($); includes those with Destination of New Mexico
*[https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10030/italians-immigrating-to-the-united-states?s=1&formId=immigration-norels&formMode=1&useTranslation=1&exactSearch=&action=query&initialFormIds=immigration,pili,immigration-norels&p=1&qimmigration=Event+et.immigration+ep.New%2F3Mexico+epmo.similar Italians Immigrating to the United States] at MyHeritage - index only ($); includes those with Destination of New Mexico
*[https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10029/russians-immigrating-to-the-united-states?s=1&formId=immigration-norels&formMode=1&useTranslation=1&exactSearch=&action=query&initialFormIds=immigration,pili,immigration-norels&p=1&qimmigration=Event+et.immigration+ep.New%2F3Mexico+epmo.similar Russians Immigrating to the United States] at MyHeritage; index only ($); includes those with Destination of New Mexico
*[https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10029/russians-immigrating-to-the-united-states?s=1&formId=immigration-norels&formMode=1&useTranslation=1&exactSearch=&action=query&initialFormIds=immigration,pili,immigration-norels&p=1&qimmigration=Event+et.immigration+ep.New%2F3Mexico+epmo.similar Russians Immigrating to the United States] at MyHeritage - index only ($); includes those with Destination of New Mexico
==== Passport Records Online  ====
==== Passport Records Online  ====
*'''1795-1925''' - {{RecordSearch|2185145|United States Passport Applications, 1795-1925}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] index and images
*'''1795-1925''' {{RecordSearch|2185145|United States Passport Applications, 1795-1925}} at FamilySearch - [[United States, Passport Applications - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1795-1925''' - [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1174 U.S. Passport Applications, 1795-1925] Index and images, at Ancestry ($)
*'''1795-1925''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1174 U.S. Passport Applications, 1795-1925] Index and images, at Ancestry ($)


===Offices to Contact===
===Offices to Contact===
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*[[U. S. Immigration Records: Finding the Town of Origin|'''U. S. Immigration Records: Finding the Town of Origin''']]
*[[U. S. Immigration Records: Finding the Town of Origin|'''U. S. Immigration Records: Finding the Town of Origin''']]
==Background==
==Background==
*The earliest non-Indian settlers of New Mexico were the '''130 Hispanic families who came into the upper Rio Grande Valley in 1598''' on the [[Camino Real de Tierra Adentro|Camino Real de Tierra Adentro]].
*At the time of the Pueblo revolt of 1680, the New Mexico Spanish population was about 2,500.
*By 1817, just before Mexican independence, the Spanish population of New Mexico had reached 27,000.
*After the United States took control in 1848, immigrants from '''Mexico''' settled in the north central part of the state.
*The influx of '''Anglo-Americans''' first began about 1850, when the Santa Fe Trail was used by many on their way to the California gold fields.
*The eastern third of New Mexico was settled after the Civil War by '''Protestants from Texas'''.
*The southwestern corner attracted miners from other states after the coming of the railroads in the 1880s.
*'''Colorado ranchers and Latter-day Saint colonists (after 1876)''' settled the San Juan Valley in the northwest corner of the state.


The earliest non-Indian settlers of New Mexico were the 130 Hispanic families who came into the upper Rio Grande Valley in 1598 on the [[Camino Real de Tierra Adentro|Camino Real de Tierra Adentro]]. At the time of the Pueblo revolt of 1680, the New Mexico Spanish population was about 2,500. By 1817, just before Mexican independence, the Spanish population of New Mexico had reached 27,000.
After the United States took control in 1848, immigrants from Mexico settled in the north central part of the state. During the 1900s there was a heavy Hispanic emigration to other states, especially California.
The influx of Anglo-Americans first began about 1850, when the Santa Fe Trail was used by many on their way to the California gold fields. The eastern third of New Mexico was settled after the Civil War by Protestants from Texas. The southwestern corner attracted miners from other states after the coming of the railroads in the 1880s. Colorado ranchers and Latter-day Saint colonists (after 1876) settled the San Juan Valley in the northwest corner of the state.
There has been no port of entry common to settlers of New Mexico. For information on passenger lists, see [[United States Emigration and Immigration|United States Emigration and Immigration]].
The first laws restricting immigration across the Mexican border were enacted in 1903. Records of Mexican border crossings from about 1903 to the mid-1900s are located at the National Archives.
Records of a few ethnic groups such as Italians and Hispanic-Americans are listed in the FamilySearch Catalog under NEW MEXICO - MINORITIES. Many records of American Indians are listed under the same heading. Also see [[Indians of New Mexico|Indians of New Mexico]].
==Immigration Records==
==Immigration Records==
'''Immigration''' refers to people coming into a country. '''Emigration''' refers to people leaving a country to go to another.  Immigration records usually take the form of ship's '''passenger lists''' collected at the port of entry. See [[New Mexico Emigration and Immigration#Online Resources|'''Online Resources'''.]]
'''Immigration''' refers to people coming into a country. '''Emigration''' refers to people leaving a country to go to another.  Immigration records usually take the form of ship's '''passenger lists''' collected at the port of entry. See [[New Mexico Emigration and Immigration#Online Resources|'''Online Resources'''.]]
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*Birthplace   
*Birthplace   
*Birth date  
*Birth date  
*Naturalization information  
*Naturalization information  
*Arrival information, if foreign born
*Arrival information, if foreign born


==In-country Migration==
==In-country Migration==
=== Migration Routes  ===
*[[Pecos River]]
*[[Rio Grande]]
*[[Butterfield Overland Mail]]
*[[Camino Real de Tierra Adentro]]
*[[Old Spanish Trail]]
*[[Santa Fe Trail]]
*[[Atlantic and Pacific Railroad]]
*[[Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway|Santa Fe Railway]]
*[[Southern Pacific Railroad]]
*[[Texas and Pacific Railway]]


==For Further Reading==
==For Further Reading==
*{{FHL||subject_id|disp=
The FamilySearch Library has additional sources listed in their catalog:
 
*{{FSC|United States, New Mexico - Emigration and immigration|subject|subject-id=1943572821|disp=United States, New Mexico - Emigration and immigration}}
*{{FSC|United States, New Mexico - Emigration and immigration - Indexes|subject|subject-id=345059614|disp=United States, New Mexico - Emigration and immigration - Indexes}}
*{{FSC|United States, New Mexico - Minorities|subject|subject-id=860091714|disp=United States, New Mexico - Minorities}}
*{{FSC|United States, New Mexico - Minorities - Biography|subject|subject-id=1885699522|disp=United States, New Mexico - Minorities - Biography}}
*{{FSC|United States, New Mexico - Minorities - Genealogy - Periodicals|subject|subject-id=181078294|disp=United States, New Mexico - Minorities - Genealogy - Periodicals}}
*{{FSC|United States, New Mexico - Minorities - History|subject|subject-id=1386247645|disp=United States, New Mexico - Minorities - History}}


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