Territories of Mexico

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

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
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

  • The territories of Mexico in 1824 (red).
  • The territories of Mexico in 1830 (brown).
  • The territories of Mexico in 1902 (brown).
  • The territories of Mexico in 1952 (brown).

See also

References

  1. ^ "Lectura: El Territorio Federal" (PDF) (in Spanish). Centro de Estudios Avanzados de las Américas. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
  2. ^ "Los Territorios Federales" (PDF) (in Spanish). UNAM. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
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