Question

1. When was the Spanish settlement known as New Mexico founded?

A. 1675
B. 1616
C. 1598
D. 1680

Answer 1

New Mexico was a Spanish settlement founded in 1598

Answer 2

1598

Step-by-step explanation:

New Mexico was a Spanish settlement founded in 1598. The first capital was San Juan de los Caballeros, and a few more towns were founded in the region in the following decade. However, the Spanish colony of New Mexico was relatively small, and only about 3,000 people lived there a century after its foundation.