New Mexican
Santa Fe native, perhaps
A New Mexican is a person from or resident of New Mexico, the southwestern U.S. state.
As an adjective, New Mexican describes things relating to the state, its culture, or its people: New Mexican cuisine, New Mexican landscape.
The term encompasses the state's distinctive blend of Native American, Hispanic, and Anglo influences that distinguish it culturally from neighboring states.
New Mexico's seat of government
- AlbuquerqueNew Mexico's largest city
- TaosNorthern New Mexico art community
- Carlsbad CavernsGuadalupe Mountains cave system
- Truth or ConsequencesGame demanding honesty or forfeit
Gallup · Los Alamos · Roswell · White Sands · Española
Festive cultural celebrations
- folk artTraditional community-made creativity
- turquoise jewelryAccessories featuring blue-green stones
- flamencoRhythmic Spanish dance style
- mariachiMexican folk ensemble
lowriders · adobe architecture · Georgia O'Keeffe · Billy the Kid · Roswell · Los Alamos · kiva · luminarias
Pungent Capsicum pod
- green chileMild hot pepper variety
- red chilePungent scarlet capsicum
- enchiladaSauced stuffed tortilla
- sopapillaFried puffed pastry dessert
posole · tamales · frijoles · huevos rancheros · chile relleno · empanadas · chile con carne · nopal
To leave behind completely
- mesaFlat-topped steep-sided elevation
- arroyoSeasonal desert watercourse
- bosqueRiverside grove, southwestern term
- llanoFlat, treeless grassland
Rio Grande · White Sands · high desert · badlands · plateau · canyon · sandstone · sagebrush
Southwestern indigenous people
- ApacheSouthwestern indigenous nation
- ZuniNative southwestern pueblo-dwellers
- Spanish colonialRelating to Spain's overseas territories
- conquistadorsSpanish colonial soldiers
land grants · adobe · territory · Santa Fe Trail · ancestral · indigenous · missionaries · mestizo
Santa Fe
New Mexico's seat of government
- AlbuquerqueNew Mexico's largest city
- TaosNorthern New Mexico art community
- Carlsbad CavernsGuadalupe Mountains cave system
Truth or Consequences · Gallup · Los Alamos · Roswell · White Sands · Española
fiestas
Festive cultural celebrations
- folk artTraditional community-made creativity
- turquoise jewelryAccessories featuring blue-green stones
- flamencoRhythmic Spanish dance style
mariachi · lowriders · adobe architecture · Georgia O'Keeffe · Billy the Kid · Roswell · Los Alamos · kiva · luminarias
chile
Pungent Capsicum pod
- green chileMild hot pepper variety
- red chilePungent scarlet capsicum
- enchiladaSauced stuffed tortilla
sopapilla · posole · tamales · frijoles · huevos rancheros · chile relleno · empanadas · chile con carne · nopal · piñon
desert
To leave behind completely
- mesaFlat-topped steep-sided elevation
- arroyoSeasonal desert watercourse
- bosqueRiverside grove, southwestern term
llano · Rio Grande · White Sands · high desert · badlands · plateau · canyon · sandstone · sagebrush · yucca
Navajo
Southwestern indigenous people
- ApacheSouthwestern indigenous nation
- ZuniNative southwestern pueblo-dwellers
- Spanish colonialRelating to Spain's overseas territories
conquistadors · land grants · adobe · territory · Santa Fe Trail · ancestral · indigenous · missionaries · mestizo · tricultural
- DemonymsAmerican, Australian, Canadian, British, Chinese