Editing Santa Fe de Nuevo México (section)

===Mexican territory===
[[File:Mexico 1824 (equirectangular projection).png|thumb|upright=1.5|Map of Mexico in 1824 showing the Province of Nuevo México]]
The province remained in Spanish control until [[Plan of Iguala|Mexico's declaration of independence]] in 1821. Under the [[1824 Constitution of Mexico]], it became the federally administered Territory of New Mexico.

The part of the former province east of the [[Rio Grande]] was claimed by the [[Republic of Texas]], which won its independence in 1836. This claim was disputed by Mexico. In 1841, the Texans sent the [[Texan Santa Fe Expedition]], ostensibly for trade but with hopes of occupying the claimed area, but the expedition was captured by [[New Mexico National Guard|New Mexican troops]] under [[List of Mexican governors of New Mexico|New Mexico governor]] [[Manuel Armijo]].<ref>Carroll, H. Bailey. [http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/qyt03 "Texan Santa Fe Expedition"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110513094821/http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/qyt03 |date=2011-05-13 }}. ''[[Handbook of Texas Online]]''. [[Texas State Historical Association]]. Retrieved May 29, 2011.</ref><ref name="The Spectator 1844 p. 374">{{cite book | title=The Spectator | publisher=F.C. Westley | issue=v. 17 | year=1844 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TswhAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA374 | access-date=May 21, 2020 | page=374 | archive-date=August 19, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200819233441/https://books.google.com/books?id=TswhAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA374 | url-status=live }}</ref>