What Are New Mexico's State Motto, State Bird, And State Song?

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(2) What are New Mexico's: State Motto, State Bird, and State Song? Why these? State Motto- The state motto of New Mexico is “Crescit Eundo” and it translate to “It grows as it goes.” This moto has its origins in the time when New Mexico was just a territory of the United States. The early territorial government put it on the territorial seal to signify the extreme growth that occurred in New Mexico under governance by the U.S. The saying eventually became the state motto after New Mexico became a state. This is because New Mexico began to progress rapidly, both economically and culturally. State Bird- The state bird of New Mexico is the Greater Roadrunner and was made the state bird in 1949. The Greater Roadrunner was made the official

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