New Mexicans deride Trump’s ‘New America’ idea
Residents describe attempts to rename the Democratic-run state as an effort to erase more than 450 years of history and culture.
For over 450 years, the land that is now New Mexico has been known by its Spanish name, despite centuries of Native American occupation and centuries more of US occupation. New Mexicans reacted with derision to President Donald Trump's suggestion that the state should be renamed "New America", a proposal he made on Sunday as trade talks with Mexico heated up.
The name "New Mexico" evokes a rich history of Native American tales, Spanish poems, and cowboy movies, and its residents see no greatness in the President's latest proposal. Native American leaders and historians dismissed the idea as an attempt to erase the region's past and cultural identity.
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