4 ms·To be fair, Arizona used to be part of New Mexicoby batbomb 9y agoTo be fair, Arizona used to be part of New Mexicokgwgk 9y agoAnd New Mexico used to be part of Mexico.SiVal 9y agoAnd Mexico used to be part of the Spanish Empire, and Spain...mythrwy 9y agoOnly for 38 years though. Mexican independence: 1810 US acquires New Mexico: 1848