The territories of Mexico are part of the history of 19th and 20th century independent Mexico. [1] [2] The country created territories (territorios) for areas too lightly populated to be states (estados), or for political reasons.
The 1824 Constitution of Mexico defined four territories. Seven others were created later in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
Date | Territory | Change | Legal source |
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4 October 1824 | Alta California Territory | Created | 1824 Constitution of Mexico |
Baja California Territory | |||
Colima Territory | |||
Nuevo México Territory | |||
24 November 1824 | Tlaxcala Territory | Created from parts of Puebla. | |
23 May 1835 | Aguascalientes Territory | Created from parts of Zacatecas. | |
3 May 1858 | Campeche Territory | Created from Campeche District of Yucatán. | |
12 December 1884 | Tepic Territory | Created from parts of Jalisco. | By decree of President Manuel González |
16 January 1902 | Territory of Quintana Roo | Created from part of Yucatán. | By decree of President Porfirio Díaz |
4 July 1914 | Bravo Territory | Created from parts of Chihuahua | |
Jiménez Territory | |||
Morelos Territory | Created from Morelos | ||
30 December 1930 | North Territory of Baja California | Created from Baja California Territory | By decree of President Pascual Ortiz Rubio |
South Territory of Baja California |