Territories of Mexico
Appearance
The territories of Mexico are part of the history of 19th and 20th century independent Mexico.[1][2] The country created territories (territorios) for areas too lightly populated to be states (estados), or for political reasons.
List of territories
[edit]The 1824 Constitution of Mexico defined four territories. Seven others were created later in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
Date | Territory | Change | Legal source |
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4 October 1824 | Alta California Territory | Created | 1824 Constitution of Mexico |
Baja California Territory | |||
Colima Territory | |||
Nuevo México Territory | |||
24 November 1824 | Tlaxcala Territory | Created from parts of Puebla. | |
23 May 1835 | Aguascalientes Territory | Created from parts of Zacatecas. | |
3 May 1858 | Campeche Territory | Created from Campeche District of Yucatán. | |
12 December 1884 | Tepic Territory | Created from parts of Jalisco. | By decree of President Manuel González |
16 January 1902 | Territory of Quintana Roo | Created from part of Yucatán. | By decree of President Porfirio Díaz |
4 July 1914 | Bravo Territory | Created from parts of Chihuahua | |
Jiménez Territory | |||
Morelos Territory | Created from Morelos | ||
30 December 1930 | Territory of Baja California Norte | Created from Baja California Territory | By decree of President Pascual Ortiz Rubio |
Territory of Baja California Sur |
Maps
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The territories of Mexico in 1824 (red).
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The territories of Mexico in 1830 (brown).
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The territories of Mexico in 1902 (brown).
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The territories of Mexico in 1952 (brown).
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Lectura: El Territorio Federal" (PDF) (in Spanish). Centro de Estudios Avanzados de las Américas. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
- ^ "Los Territorios Federales" (PDF) (in Spanish). UNAM. Retrieved 11 December 2015.