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Show aio Peet LEADING FACTS OF NEW MEXICAN HISTORY having made a strong protest to the congress, the principal ground of objection being that the capital was located at Chihuahua, New Mexico was made a territory of the Mexican republic, and Durango and Chihuahua erected into states. The official title of the executive of the territory of New Mexico under the Mexican government was political chief, jefe politico, from 1823 until 1837, when he was known officially as governor, gobernador. Under the constitution of 1836, the territory became a department,’ and was so called down to the occupation of the territory by General Kearny, in 1846. In 1823, the constituent congress passed an election law, the terms ere oS es So rs ee me Cd he a ee eee ee aa Yer erat Sd eenel aes alee = ve a ie e Se Pade pe etre ee Sar Ce tel Pl py Pyros pe wer ee ee Sjntbce cinbecbs Per ree rs te rt tae Pe ee Pk 8 of which provided that the day following that of the election of ee a ae* Se; eee ee ee eT eeea Se oe ee deputies to congress, the same electoral board should renew the propersons of which they were at that time composed. In the following year, the congress adopted what is known as the ed ee eRe yr’ ~Re* +. eh ee Se e ee vincial deputations in their totality, being at liberty to reélect the a he ee ee ae ee ee constitutive act, under which the general constituent congress was a Pe Fade et GENERAL CONSTITUENT CONGRESS cn iB | : Seek Cane ap he tae Ug ee << a Pee “ eee oe ee eo ee os ee ee 2 ee ee ee ae ed a —oe es Le fe Sg eS _ = Nemes TT ie elected. In this act provision was made by Which the territories were directly subject to the supreme power, which was divided into legislative, executive, and judicial.® On the 18th day of August » the colonization law? of the republic was it by . congress, and under section 16 of that act, the general ernment was comma to proceed with the colonization of the territories of the alat a In October, 1824, the congr ess adopted the constitution which conti nued in force until the const itution of December 29, 1836,° was ad opted. The constitution of 1824 does not prescribe any form of government for the territories, but provides that congress shall pass laws for that purpose. Diligent Search has failed to bring to light any governors and terri tor ial was the successor of 5 Arrillaga, Reco deputation S. 1836, p. 379. N. ® Reynolds, M. G.,P., Spa f nish and Mexic cb: ai Tbid., p. 121. an Land Law s, p. 121. 8 Ibid., p. 124, |