Arizona, formerly part of the Territory of New Mexico, was organized as a separate territory on Feb. 24, 1863. The U.S. acquired the region under the terms of the 1848 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ...

AFFAIRS IN NEW-MEXICO.; Refusal of the Mexican Authorities to Allow the Texans to Pass Over their Territory. July 8, 1862 The New York Times Archives See the article in its original context from ...