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A chat on subreddit /r/NoStupidQuestions
human
Can I still call people from New Mexico, New Mexican even if they're not New or Mexican?
gpt
People in New Mexico do call themselves "New Mexicans", just as people in Texas call themselves "Texans" Fun fact, the name New Mexico originates from Spanish explorers who named the region north of the Rio Grande "Nuevo Mexico" in the 1500s, after the valley of Mexico, which is now the location of Mexico City.  So New Mexico got it's name *before* the country of Mexico existed, back when it was a territory called the "Viceroyalty of New Spain."