A few years later, in 1841, some soldiers and traders from Austin, Texas set out with the intention of gaining control of the Santa Fe Trail. Unfortunately they weren't really prepared and the Mexican army captured the whole lot of 'em.
Texas joined the United States in 1845, setting off a chain of events that a year later resulted in the United States declaring war on Mexico and sending 1,700 soldiers to Santa Fe to claim it and the whole New Mexico Territory for the United States. Two years later the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo officially ceded New Mexico to the U.S.
So, for about ten years, Santa Fe was a part of Texas! (Who knew?! We are born and reared Texans and never knew! Blogging seems to be very educational, eh?)
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