Abacwaningi abaningi bayavuma ukuthi izwe lenja yiChihuahua. Itholakala enyakatho yeMexico futhi isemngceleni wezifunda zase-US zaseNew Mexico naseTexas, iChihuahua ingenkulu kunazo zonke endaweni (247,087 km²) ezifundazweni ezingama-32 zezwe. Kwakulapha phakathi nawo-1800s lapho abalimi bezinja baqala khona ukuqaphela izinja zaseChihuahua.
Abahwebi baseMexico badayisela izivakashi lezi zinja ezincane ezindaweni ezisemngceleni, nazo ezaqala ukuziletha e-United States njengezilwane ezifuywayo. Izinja zakhangwa izinhlobo ezihlukahlukene; kwakukhona abantu abanezinwele ezinde nezimfishane. Imibala ehlukahlukene yoboya, usayizi omncane, umlingiswa olinganiselayo - konke lokhu kwakuthandwa yizivakashi. Khona-ke inja yayingenalo igama, futhi yayibizwa ngegama lezifunda lapho ihlangana khona - "inja yase-Arizona", "inja yaseTexas", "inja yaseMexico" noma "inja yeChihuahua", igama lesimanje elithi "Chihuahua" laqiniswa. ngokukhishwa kwezinga lokuqala lohlobo … Ukuvela kweChihuahua Gidget ngasekupheleni kwawo-1990 emkhankasweni wokukhangisa wenethiwekhi ye-Taco Bell eminyakeni eyalandela kwenza lolu hlobo lwaba ngenye yezithandwa kakhulu e-United States.