i agree, this so called historian really are self appointed historian... I know of one that is so called historian and Genealogy authority has all the native info so wrong... makes me angry. But then I realize they are self appointed so I laugh

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I bet you call yourself a pure Spaniard from Spain lol

@@marcromero2821 ummm, enrolled native.... check yourself, colonizer

Because they are Mexican. Some Nuevo Mexicanos today are still in denial about this fact but many are not. The original "Hispanos" of New Mexico were mostly full Natives mixed Natives (Mestizos) from Central Mexico. They moved up north and mixed with local natives, this is the same story that happened in Baja California, Sonora, Chihuahua etc. the indigenous group that Nuevo Mexicanos mixed with the most was not Athabascan (Navajo, Apache). They mostly mixed with the diverse groups of Pueblo peoples of the Rio Grande areas. Nuevo Mexicanos were under the rule of Mexico City for close to 250 years. The last 25 years were under an independent Mexican administration free from Spain. That's 250 years of connected history, culture and identity with the rest of Mexico and other Mexicans, not just 25 years LMAO. Nuevo Mexicanos did not want to be separated from Mexico and become American, they were forced to and that's a fact. Neuvo Mexicanos of the 1840s were 💯% Mexican. That makes those Neuvo Mexicanos who became American and those today who descend from the original Nuevo Mexicanos 💯% Mexican American, whether you like it or agree. Many descendants of the original Hispanos/Nuevo Mexicanos like myself have no issues being identified as such because it's the factual history of our people. Enchiladas, la llorona, Las Posadas, corridos, ranchos, tortillas, Virgin de Guadalupe, cholos(lol), La pastorela, rice and beans, Mestizo, lowriders, Chile, Tamales, Mariachi music, La Marcha de Zacatecas/de novios, Burritos etc. come from Mexican/Mexican American culture. We're just our own unique version of Mexican/ Mexican American, just like a Mexican from Sonora is different from a Mexican from the Yucatan and a Mexican American from California is different from a Mexican American from Texas. As for New Mexico being older than Mexico, well that's ridiculous. The people living in Central Mexico in the 1500s called it "New" for a reason. Already in the early 1500s Central Mexico the name "Mexico" for a region and political entity had existed. Technically starting in the 1300s since the Mexica named their two main cities Mexico-Tenochtitlan and Mexico-Tlateloco, along with any region/city that came under their direct control. Oppose to regions/cities that were just under Mexica tributary control. Now forget about comparing it to Mexico's Independence date of 1821 because New Mexico doesn't even have an independence date to compare it to.