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New Mexico Racial Breakdown of Population

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Races and Ethnics of New Mexico When we carefully look at the historical map of New Mexico , we see it as a Mexican, or let's say Spanish land ( It was called New Spain in the history). And today, it's part of the United Staes of America but the demography doesn't say so. Firstly, New Mexico is a majority-minority state, which means population is composed of less than 50% non-Hispanic whites. According to 2015 figures, 48% of the total population was Hispanic or Latino. This is the highest of any state in the US. New Mexico Racial Breakdown of Population New Mexican Spanish The majority of Hispanics in NW claim to be descendants of Spanish colonists who settled here from 16th to 18th centuries. Many of them speak New Mexican Spanish at home. After Alaska New Mexico also has the second largest Native American Indian population in the country. What Languages Did Native Peoples of Texas Speak?

A French Settlement in Texas

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An Unknown French Colony Settlement in Texas Have you ever heard about " Field of Asylum " ? 1818, 20 French Bonapartist soldiers who had fought in Europe during Napoleonic Wars arrived in US and found a settlement in Texas ( along the Trinity River ). It was called " Champ d'Asile " which means "Field of Asylum" in English. It was a very short-lived settlement, built in January and abandoned July 1818. This is the map of this historic settlement. It doesn't look large but it was well established and built. What Languages Did Native Peoples of Texas Speak?

What Languages Did Native Peoples of Texas Speak

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Ethnolinguistic Map of Native Texas Indians When Europeans arrived in North America there were over 500 different languages spoken by American Indians. In Texas as its shown on this linguistic distribution map, seven different languages were spoken when the colonisation of southern territories started in 1500. Wars between the white men and natives caused mass migrations and after 300 years, there were new languages in Texas. Language Map of Texas 1500-1800 Texas Native Languages on The Map Uto-Aztecan ( South West Culture ) Athapascan ( Prehorse Plains ) Caddoan ( South East Culture ) Coahuiltecan ( Western Gulf Coast Culture ) Shoshonean ( Northern Plains ) Siouan ( Osage ) Tunican ( Attacapan ) Research by Texas Historical Survey Committee, 1972 Published by The University of Texas at Austin, Bureau of Business Research An Unknown French Colony Settlement in Texas

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