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Santa Fe (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 35 41 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 35.6833 decimal degrees |
| Long: 105 56 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -105.9333 decimal degrees |
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Note: Located in N New Mexico between Rio Grande & Pecos Rivers; Indian Pueblo revolt in 1680 drove out Spanish for 12 years; ruled by Mexico from 1821; after Mexican War (1846) ceded to USA in 1848; briefly occupied by Confederate troops in USA Civil War. |
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| Santa Fe (preferred,C,V)
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| Villa Real de la Santa Fé de San Francisco de Asis (H,V)
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| Alavija (C,V)
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| Hashoko (C,V)
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| Hulpana (C,V)
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| Kwa'apoge (C,V)
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| La Villa (C,V)
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| La Villa Real de Santa Fe de San Francisco (C,V)
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| La Villa de Santa Fe (C,V)
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| Ogapoge (C,V)
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| Pala (C,V)
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| Poge (C,V)
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| San daxeye (C,V)
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| Santa Fe de San Francisco (C,V)
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| Santa Fe ou Granada (C,V)
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| Yoo'to (C,V)
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| Yotqo (C,V)
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Santa Fe (inhabited place) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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founded 1609 on site of Amerindian ruins by Spanish Governor Don Pedro de Peralta |
| city (C) |
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| state capital (C) |
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from 1912 |
| county seat (C) |
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| trade center (C) |
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for ranchers & farmers, formerly for wagon-train trade with USA (1821-1880) & earlier for 200 years of Spanish-Indian trade |
| administrative center (C) |
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including National Park Service regional headquarters; formerly for lightly populated vast Spanish colonial frontier province |
| scientific center (C) |
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for nearby Los Alamos National Laboratory for atomic research, creating economic prosperity since early 1940s |
| transportation center (C) |
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for rail (since 1880), road & air, shipping gold, silver, copper & livestock |
| tourist center (C) |
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for Santa Fe National Forest, Amerindian pueblos, Bandelier National Monument, skiing & health (for summer climate) |
| educational center (C) |
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for College of Santa Fe (founded 1859), St. John's College, Santa Fe Indian School & New Mexico School for Deaf |
| cultural center (C) |
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for SW USA, noted for Mexican & Indian handicrafts, Palace of the Governors (ca. 1609), museums, churches, fort & pueblos |
| archaeological site (C) |
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for study of prehistoric Tiwa Indian ruins |
| frontier settlement (H) |
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on W terminus of Santa Fe Trail (connecting with St. Louis), which was used to explore & settle the West |
| capital (H) |
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oldest capital city in USA (under Spanish rule ca. 1609), designated territorial capital 1851 |
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Related geographic places: |
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| capital of .... |
New Mexico .......... (state) |
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(World, North and Central America, United States) [7007566] |
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Sources and Contributors: |
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| Villa Real de la Santa Fé de San Francisco de Asis.......... |
[VP] |
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Encyclopaedia Britannica (1988) X, 427 |
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