New Mexico was a region of the nation-state United States of America, on Earth's North American continent.
Prior to becoming part of the United States, New Mexico was part of the Spanish Empire and the home of many Native American tribes. In the 17th century it was the primary location of the Pueblo Revolt. (TNG: "Journey's End")
In 1925, a Folsom point was discovered there. (TOS: "The Galileo Seven")
In 1947, Rom, Odo, Quark, and Nog crash landed in a Ferengi shuttle near the town of Roswell in this region. Their crash landing became known as the Roswell Incident. (DS9: "Little Green Men")
In 1957, White Sands, New Mexico was the location of an atomic bomb test that was aired on television. (ENT: "Carbon Creek")
In an early script of VOY: "One", Harry Kim states that he was born in New Mexico. However, this was changed – in that episode's final version – to South Carolina. (Star Trek Monthly issue 42, p. 17)
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External links
- New Mexico at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works
- New Mexico at Wikipedia
- State of New Mexico - official web site