La Mesilla (2) in Doña-Ana County, New Mexico

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La Mesilla (2)

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New Mexico State
Historical Marker

After the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, which concluded the Mexican War in 1848, the Mexican government commissioned Cura Ramón Ortiz to settle Mesilla. He brought families from New Mexico and from Paso del Norte (modern Ciudad Juarez) to populate the Mesilla Civil Colony Grant).

Last updated: 10/12/2009 15:10:00