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About New Mexico

The story of New Mexico

New Mexico is adobe pueblos under mesa sunsets, green chile on everything, hot-air balloons over Albuquerque, and stars over the high desert.

History & heritage

Admitted as the 47th state in 1912, New Mexico holds 400 years of Spanish colonial history atop thousands of years of Pueblo culture. With the state motto “Crescit eundo” and a founding year of 1912, New Mexico carries a history you can wear on your chest — that's what our print-on-demand apparel is here for.

Geography & landscape

The Rio Grande cuts north to south, the Sangre de Cristo rises in the north, and the Chihuahuan Desert spreads across the south around White Sands. Covering 121,590 sq mi, New Mexico lies in the Southwest region and runs on Mountain time.

Culture, food and traditions

Indigenous, Hispanic and Anglo cultures blend across Santa Fe art markets, Taos ski country, and green-chile cheeseburgers everywhere. From regional flavors like green chile, carne adovada, sopaipilla to festivals such as Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta and Santa Fe Indian Market, the culture of New Mexico shows up in every collection we design.

Sports, colleges and community

Home teams like Lobos, Aggies, Isotopes, New Mexico United and universities such as New Mexico, New Mexico State, NMT anchor communities across the state — and inspire many of our New Mexico designs.

Parks, landmarks and wildlife

Landmarks like Carlsbad Caverns, White Sands, Taos Pueblo, Roswell UFO Museum and protected lands such as Carlsbad Caverns, White Sands, Bandelier give New Mexico its outdoor identity. The state animal is the Black Bear, the state bird is the Greater Roadrunner, and the state tree is the Piñon Pine — all of which show up in our nature and park collections.

Interesting facts about New Mexico

• The official state question is 'Red or green?' (referring to chile).
• White Sands is the world's largest gypsum dunefield.
• The first atomic bomb was detonated at Trinity Site in 1945.
• Santa Fe, founded 1610, is the oldest state capital in the U.S.