I’d just like to remind readers that Taos is in Northern New Mexico, hundreds of miles north of Southern New Mexico. The differences between Northern and Southern New Mexico are as striking as the differences between Northern California and Southern California.
For example, Northern New Mexico was decidedly “Union” during the American Civil War. Contrast this to Southern New Mexico, where the citizens of Mesilla voted to join the Confederacy a full half year before Virginia did.
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I’d just like to remind readers that Taos is in Northern New Mexico, hundreds of miles north of Southern New Mexico. The differences between Northern and Southern New Mexico are as striking as the differences between Northern California and Southern California.
For example, Northern New Mexico was decidedly “Union” during the American Civil War. Contrast this to Southern New Mexico, where the citizens of Mesilla voted to join the Confederacy a full half year before Virginia did.