Today in New Mexico History:
November 1, 1864 — U.S. Congress patented the Spanish land grants that were issued to 17 Indian pueblos. Some pueblos had no supporting documents but the evidence of continuous occupation was great and expedited the confirmation process. Later, President Abraham Lincoln presented silver-decorated canes to each Pueblo leader. Today, these same canes are still passed along to the new leader of each pueblo.
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November 1, 1875 — Outlaw gunslinger R.C. "Clay" Allison shot and killed Francisco "Pancho" Griego in the St. James Hotel in Cimarron. The altercation stemmed from the dispute between opposing factions in the Colfax County War. Today in New Mexico History:
November 1, 1909 — Gran Quivira, New Mexico was created as a National Monument. It was consolidated with Salinas National Monument in 1980.
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November 6, 1906 — New Mexico and Arizona citizens went to the polls to vote on whether to join the Union as one state. Although New Mexicans agreed, Arizona voters rejected the idea.
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November 6, 2001 — Terry Clark, multiple murderer, was executed by lethal injection, the first execution in New Mexico in 41 years.
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November 10, 1582 — Antonio de Espejo, departed San Bartolome, Mexico, leading a small expedition to explore New Mexico and hopefully to contact priests who had accompanied prior exploration expeditions but chosen to remain among the Indians instead of returning back to Mexico.
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November 13, 1878 — Governor Lew Wallace issued a general pardon to the factions fighting in Lincoln County War for all "misdemeanors and offenses committed" since February 1. After a short hiatus, however, the war resumed.
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November 13, 1932 — The 61-member Albuquerque Civic Symphony performed for the first time, it eventually became the New Mexico Symphony.
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November 15, 1854 — Archbishop Jean Baptiste Lamy arrived in New Mexico. He later wrote that only ten Catholic priests were in the whole territory and that they were "neglectful and extortionate, churches in ruins and no schools." He immediately began to update the area's various, isolated worshiping practices, and alienated most of the local priests.
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November 15, 1906 — A intensity VII (Mercalli) earthquake hit Socorro, an aftershock of the July 2, 1906 intensity VII quake.
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November 15, 1926 — The first run of the Santa Fe Chief, AT&SF's premier transcontinental train from Chicago to Los Angeles passed through Albuquerque.
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November 16, 1821 — William Becknell, under forced escort by Mexican troops, arrived at Santa Fe. New Mexicans, who were still celebrating their newly won independence from Spain, quickly purchased all of his goods, which he had initially intended to trade with the Indians. This marked the birth of the Santa Fe Trail, originating from Independence, Mo. Eventually, many traders privately complain to each other that they lose much profit by having to bribe local officials with goods or cash.
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November 16, 1907 — Gila Cliff Dwellings, New Mexico was created as a National Monument.
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November 18, 1953 — FBI agents arrested Thomas Jackson Massingale, a kidnapper on the ten-most-wanted list, in Las Vegas, New Mexico, after his picture appeared in the Saturday Evening Post.
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November 20, 1914 — Mexican General Jose Ynez Salazar, who served Victoriano Huerta in the Mexican Revolution, escaped from an Albuquerque jail. Legendary Socorro lawman Elfego Baca likely planned his friend Salazar's escape.
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November 21, 1875 — The Grant County Herald article, "Political Corruption in New Mexico," stated that "fraud and corruption are freely employed by the [Santa Fe] Ring which now controls the Territory in order to further their designs."
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November 22, 1937 — Forty year old W. B. Cassidy, married Socorro businessman, barely escaped lynching for the mutilation and murder of his nineteen year old lover, Rosalla Garcia. He was moved to safety in Los Lunas after a lynch mob of about 150 formed in front of the jail.
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November 24, 1922 — The Colorado River Compact signed in Santa Fe by representatives of seven western states provided for equal "division and apportionment" of water from the Colorado River system.
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November 25, 1875 — The Las Vegas Gazette reported that cattleman John S. Chisum sent 100 cowboys from his ranch near Roswell to tend some 80,000 cattle that extend "as far as a man can travel, on a good horse, during a summer."
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November 26, 1892 — The first run of the California Limited between Chicago and Los Angeles passed through Albuquerque. This was the Santa Fe Railway's premier daily transcontinental train before the Chief.
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November 26, 1976 — The tradename Microsoft is registered with the New Mexico Office of the Secretary of the State "to identify computer programs for use in automatic data processing systems; pre-programming processing systems; and data processing services including computer programming services." The application says that the name has been in continuous use since November 12, 1975.
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November 28, 1684 — A boundary dispute between New Mexico authorities and those of Nueva Vizcaya (northern Mexico) was settled. New Mexico lost its claim to the El Paso del Norte area.
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November 28, 1849 — The first issue of the Santa Fe New Mexican rolled off the press. The newspaper today dubs itself, "The West's Oldest Newspaper."
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November 30, 1864 — General Carlton orders the army to arrest anyone trying to contact the Comanche. New Mexicans, Comancheros, continue to openly purchase Texas cattle and goods from the Comanche.
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