Territories of Mexico


The Territories of Mexico are part of the history of 19th and 20th century independent Mexico. The country created territories for areas too lightly populated to be states, or for political reasons.
The 1824 Constitution of Mexico defined four territories. Seven others were created later in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
DateTerritoryChangeLegal source
1824-10-04Alta California Territorycreated1824 Constitution of Mexico
1824-10-04Baja California Territorycreated1824 Constitution of Mexico
1914-07-04:es:Territorio del Bravo|Bravo Territorycreated from parts of Chihuahua
1824-10-04:es:Territorio de Colima|Colima Territorycreated1824 Constitution of Mexico
1914-07-04:es:Territorio de Jiménez|Jiménez Territorycreated from parts of Chihuahua
1914-07-04:es:Territorio de Morelos|Morelos Territorycreated from Morelos
1824-10-04Nuevo México Territorycreated1824 Constitution of Mexico
1824-11-24Tlaxcala Territorycreated from parts of Puebla State.
1835-05-23Aguascalientes Territorycreated from parts of Zacatecas State.
1858-05-03:es:Territorio de Campeche e Isla del Carmen|Campeche Territorycreated from Campeche District of Yucatán State.
1884-12-12Tepic Territorycreated from parts of Jalisco State.by decree of President Manuel González
1902-11-24:es:Territorio de Quintana Roo|Quintana Roo Territorycreated from part of Yucatán State.by decree of President Porfirio Díaz
1930-12-30Norte de Baja California Territorycreated from Baja California Territory
1930-12-30:es:Territorio Sur de Baja California|Sur de Baja California Territorycreated from Baja California Territory