Santa Fe, New Mexico

Santa Fé

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City of Santa Fé

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Nickname: The City Different

Location in Santa Fe County, New Mexico

Coordinates: 35°40′2″N 105°57′52″W / 35.66722, -105.96444

Founded

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Government

- Mayor

David Coss (D)

Area

- City

37. A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning "greater" is a modern title used in many countries for the highest ranking officer in a municipal government David Coss is a US politician who is the current mayor of the city of Santa Fe New Mexico. D is the fourth letter in the Latin alphabet. Its name in English is spelled dee or occasionally de (diː Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. A city is an Urban area with a large Population and a particular Administrative, Legal, or Historical status 4 sq mi (96. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 9 km²)

- Land

37. To help compare sizes of different geographic regions we list here Areas between 10 km² (1000 Hectares and 100 km² (10000 hectares 3 sq mi (96. 7 km²)

- Water

0. 1 sq mi (0. 2 km²)

Elevation

7,000 ft (2,134 m)

Population (2006)

- City

72,056

- Metro

147,635

Time zone

MST (UTC-7)

- Summer (DST)

MDT (UTC-6)

87500-87599

35-70500

GNIS feature ID

0936823

Website: http://www.santafenm.gov/

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History

Santa Fe under Spain and Mexico

The City of Santa Fe was originally occupied by a number of Pueblo Indian villages with founding dates between 1050 to 1150. The Santa Fe River provided water to people living there. The Santa Fe River is a tributary of the Rio Grande in northern New Mexico.

Santa Fe was the capital of Nuevo México, a province of New Spain explored by Francisco Vásquez de Coronado and established in 1515. Santa Fe de Nuevo México (shortened to Nuevo México or Nuevo Méjico, translated as New Mexico) was a province of New Spain that existed The Viceroyalty of New Spain (Virreinato de Nueva España was a name given to the Viceroy -ruled territories of the Spanish Empire in North America, Francisco Vázquez de Coronado y Luján (Born in 1510 &ndash Died on September 22 1554 was a Spanish Conquistador, who visited New Mexico and other The "Kingdom of New Mexico" was first claimed for the Spanish Crown in 1540, almost 70 years before the founding of Santa Fe. Coronado and his men also traveled to the Grand Canyon and through the Great Plains on their New Mexico expedition.

Spanish colonists first settled in northern New Mexico in 1598. Don Juan de Oñate became the first Governor and Captain-General of New Mexico and established his capital in 1598 at San Juan Pueblo, 25 miles (40 km) north of Santa Fe. The city of Santa Fe was founded by Don Pedro de Peralta, New Mexico's third governor. The following is a list of governors of the Province of New Mexico under the Viceroyalty of New Spain. Peralta gave the city its full name, "La Villa Real de la Santa Fé de San Francisco de Asís", or "The Royal City of the Holy Faith of Saint Francis of Assisi. For the opera by Olivier Messiaen see Saint-François d'Assise. "

A settlement on the site that would become Santa Fe was first established by Juan Martinez de Montoya ca. 1607-1608 The town was formally founded and made a capital in 1610, making it the oldest capital city and perhaps tied with Jamestown, Virginia (1607) for third oldest surviving American city founded by European colonists, behind St. Augustine, Florida (1565) and Pensacola, Florida (1559). Jamestown, located on Jamestown Island in the Virginia Colony, was founded on May 14 1607 St Augustine is the County seat of St Johns County, Florida, in the United States. Pensacola is the westernmost city in the Florida Panhandle and the County seat of Escambia County.

Except for the years 1680-1692, when, as a result of the Pueblo Revolt, the native Pueblo people drove the Spaniards out of the area known as New Mexico, later to be reconquered by Don Diego de Vargas, Santa Fe remained Spain's provincial seat until the outbreak of the Mexican War of Independence in 1810. The' Pueblo Revolt of 1680 or Popé's Rebellion' was an uprising of many Pueblos of the Pueblo people against Spanish colonization of the Americas in The Pueblo people are a Native American people in the Southwestern United States. Diego de Vargas Zapata y Luján Ponce de León y Contreras (born in Spain, 1643 – 1704 commonly known as Don Diego de Vargas, was a Spanish Governor The Mexican War of Independence (1810 - 1821 was an armed conflict between the people of Mexico and Spanish colonial authorities which started on September 16 1810 In 1824 the city's status as the capital of the Mexican territory of Santa Fé de Nuevo México was formalized in the 1824 Constitution. The 1824 Constitution of Mexico was the first full Constitution adopted by the Mexican Republic.

Santa Fe and the United States

In 1841, a small military and trading expedition set out from Austin, Texas, with the aim of gaining control over the Santa Fe Trail. The Santa Fe Trail was a Historic 19th century transportation route through southwestern North America connecting Missouri with Santa Fe Known as the Santa Fe Expedition the force was poorly prepared and was easily repelled by the Mexican army. Texas Santa Fe Expedition was a commercial and military expedition to secure the Republic of Texas 's claims to parts of Northern New Mexico for Texas in In 1846, the United States declared war on Mexico, and Brigadier General Stephen W. Kearny led the main body of his Army of the West of some 1,700 soldiers into the city to claim it and the whole New Mexico Territory for the United States. Stephen Watts Kearny (IPA; "Kar-ney" ( August 30, 1794 October 31, 1848) was one of the foremost antebellum frontier officers By 1848 it officially gained New Mexico through the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ( Tratado de Guadalupe Hidalgo in Spanish) is the Peace treaty, largely dictated by the United States to

Colonel Alexander William Doniphan under the command of Kearny recovered ammunition from Santa Fe labeled "Spain 1776" showing both the quality of communication and military support New Mexico received under Mexican rule, or that it was a peaceful city until Anglo-Americans arrived. Alexander William Doniphan ( July 9, 1808 &ndash August 8, 1887) was a noted 19th century American politician and soldier ^[1]

Don Pedro de Peralta depicted in a statue of 1610

San Miguel Chapel in Santa Fe is the oldest church structure in the US. The adobe walls were constructed around A. Adobe bricks are a Natural building material made from Sand, Clay, water and some kind of fibrous or Organic material ( Sticks, D. 1610

Palace of the Governors, 1609-10

Santa Fe, 1846-1847

The modern city of Santa Fe

Santa Fe Municipal Building

Capitol Building

In 1851, Jean Baptiste Lamy arrived in Santa Fe and began construction of Saint Francis Cathedral. Jean-Baptiste Lamy ( October 11, 1814 - February 13, 1888) was a French Roman Catholic clergyman and the For a few days in March 1862, the Confederate flag of General Henry Sibley flew over Santa Fe, until he was defeated by Union troops.

Santa Fe was originally envisioned as an important stop on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. The Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, often abbreviated as Santa Fe, was one of the larger railroads in the United States. But as the tracks progressed into New Mexico, the civil engineers decided that it was more practical to go through Lamy, a town in Santa Fe County to the south of Santa Fe. New Mexico ( is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States of America. A civil engineer is a person who practices Civil engineering, one of the many engineering professions Lamy is a Census-designated place (CDP in Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States, to the south of the city of Sante Fe. Santa Fe County is a County located in the US state of New Mexico. The result was a gradual economic decline. This was reversed in part through the creation of a number of resources for the arts and archaeology, notably the School of American Research, created in 1907 under the leadership of the prominent archaeologist Edgar Lee Hewett. Archaeology, archeology, or archæology (from Greek grc ἀρχαιολογία archaiologia – grc ἀρχαῖος archaīos Edgar Lee Hewett, DSc ( 23 November 1865 - 31 December 1946) was an Archaeologist / Anthropologist active in work The first aeroplane to fly over Santa Fe was piloted by Rose Dugan, carrying Vera von Blumenthal as passenger. Madame Vera (or Verra) von Blumenthal together with Rose Dugan (or Dougan contributed to the development of the Pueblo Indian pottery industry by teaching the potters Together they started the development of the Pueblo Indian pottery industry, a major contribution to the founding of the annual Santa Fe Indian Market. Santa Fe Indian Market is an annual art market held in Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA over two days on the weekend after the third Thursday in August and draws

In 1912, New Mexico became the country's 47th state, with Santa Fe as its capital.

Geography

Santa Fe is located at 35°40′2″N, 105°57′52″W (35. 667231, -105. 964575)^[2].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 37. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census 4 square miles (96. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 9 km²), of which, 37. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 3 square miles (96. 7 km²) of it is land and 0. 1 square miles (0. 2 km²) of it (0. 21%) is water.

Santa Fe is located at 7,000 feet (2134 m) above sea level, making it the highest state capital in the United States. The highest state capitals are:

Santa Fe, New Mexico – 7,199 ft (2134 m) right through the center of the Capitol building
Cheyenne, Wyoming – 6,062 ft (1,848 m)
Denver, Colorado – 5,280 ft (1,609. Cheyenne ( /ʃaɪˈæn/ or /ʃaɪˈɛn/) is the capital of the U The City and County of Denver (pronounced /ˈdɛnvɚ/ is the Capital and the most populous city of Colorado, in the United States 3 m)
Carson City, Nevada – 4,802 ft (1,463 m)
Salt Lake City, Utah – 4,226 ft (1,288 m)
Helena, Montana – 4,058 ft (1,237 m)

Source: United States Geological Survey

Climate

Santa Fe is characterized by cool winters and warm summers. Salt Lake City is the Capital and the most populous city of the U Helena (ˈhɛlɨnə is the Capital city of the US state of Montana and the County seat of Lewis and Clark County The average temperature in Santa Fe ranges from a low of 14°F (-10°C) to a high of 40°F (4°C) in winter, low of 55°F (13°C) to a high of 86°F (30°C) in summer. Santa Fe receives 2-3 inches (50-75 mm) of rain per month in summer and about 5 inches (13 cm) of snow per month in winter. [1]

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Monthly Normal and Record High and Low Temperatures
Rec High °F/°C	90/32	75/24	78/26	87/31	94/34	100/38	98/37	95/35	95/35	86/30	82/28	72/22
Norm High °F/°C	47/8	50/10	56/13	63/17	72/22	83/28	85/29	82/28	76/24	67/19	54/12	48/9
Norm Low °F/°C	16/-9	20/-7	25/-4	31/-1	39/4	48/9	53/12	51/11	45/7	34/1	24/-4	17/-8
Rec Low °F/°C	-27/-33	-29/-34	-18/-28	6/-14	14/-10	11/-12	35/2	36/2	20/-7	6/-14	-23/-31	-19/-28
Precip in/mm	0. 71/18	0. 63/16	0. 90/23	0. 76/19	1. 29/33	1. 39/35	3. 19/81	3. 49/89	1. 99/51	1. 35/34	1. 06/27	0. 61/15
Source: The Weather Channel [2]

Contrary to popular belief, and a recent television commercial for Avis rental cars, the winter temperatures in Santa Fe, and all of New Mexico, are much too cold for the Saguaro cactus to survive. The Saguaro, pronounced "sah-wah-roh" ( Carnegiea gigantea) is a large tree-sized Cactus Species in the Monotypic genus This is an example of the phenomenon of Saguaroitis, in which the Saguaro cactus is used as a generic symbol for all things Southwestern, even though it is only found in the Sonoran Desert of southern Arizona, California and adjacent Mexico. The Sonoran Desert (sometimes called the Gila Desert after the Gila River or the Low Desert in opposition to the higher Mojave Desert) is The State of Arizona ( is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America.

Santa Fe style and “the City Different”

The Spanish laid out the city according to the “Laws of the Indies”, town planning rules and ordinances which had been established in 1573 by King Philip II. Philip II (Felipe II de España Filipe I ( May 21, 1527 &ndash September 13 1598) was King of Spain from 1556 until 1598 The fundamental principle was that the town be laid out around a central plaza. On its north side was the Palace of the Governors, while on the East was the church that later became the Cathedral Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi.

An important style implemented in planning the city was the radiating grid of streets centering from the central Plaza. Many were narrow and included small alley-ways, but each gradually merged into the more casual byways of the agricultural perimeter areas. As the city grew throughout the 19th century, the building styles evolved too, so that by Statehood in 1912, the eclectic nature of the buildings caused it to look like “Anywhere USA” ^[3]. The city government realized that the economic decline, which had started more than twenty years before with the railway moving west and the Federal government closing down Fort Marcy, might be reversed by the promotion of tourism.

An Adobe Pueblo Revival style building near the Plaza in Santa Fe

To achieve that goal, the city created the idea of imposing a unified building style – the Spanish Pueblo Revival look, which was based on work done restoring the Palace of the Governors. The Pueblo Revival Style is a regional Architectural style of the Southwestern United States which draws its inspiration from the Pueblos ' and The sources for this style came from the many defining features of local architecture: vigas and canales from many old adobe homes, churches built many years before and found in the Pueblos, and the earth-toned, adobe-colored look of the exteriors.

After 1912 this style became official: all buildings were to be built using these elements. By 1930 there was a broadening to include the “Territorial”, a style of the pre-statehood period which included the addition of portals and white-painted window and door pediments. The City had become “Different”. However, “in the rush to pueblofy” ^[4] Santa Fe, the city lost a great deal of its architectural history and eclecticism”. Among the architects most closely associated with this “new” style is John Gaw Meem. John Gaw Meem IV ( November 17, 1894 – August 4, 1983) was an American Architect based in Santa Fe, New

By an ordinance passed in 1958, new and rebuilt buildings, especially those in designated historic districts, must exhibit a Spanish Territorial or Pueblo style of architecture, with flat roofs and other features suggestive of the area's traditional adobe construction. Adobe bricks are a Natural building material made from Sand, Clay, water and some kind of fibrous or Organic material ( Sticks, However, many contemporary houses in the city are built from lumber, concrete blocks, and other common building materials, but with stucco surfaces (sometimes referred to as "faux-dobe", pronounced as one word: "foe-dough-bee") reflecting the historic style.

In 2005/2006, a consultant group from Portland, Oregon prepared a “Santa Fe Downtown Vision Plan” to examine the long-range needs for the “downtown” area, roughly bounded by the Paseo de Peralta on the north, south and east sides and by Guadalupe Street on the west. Portland is a city located in the Northwestern United States, near the Confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers In consultation with members of community groups, who were encouraged to provide feedback, the consultants made a wide range of recommendations in the plan now published for public and City review. ^[5]

Arts and culture

Sculpture by Peter Woytuk

The city is well-known as a center for arts that reflect the multi-cultural character of the city.

Each Wednesday the alternative weekly newspaper, The Santa Fe Reporter, publishes information on the arts and culture of Santa Fe.

Visual art and galleries

The town and the surrounding areas have a high concentration of artists. They have come over the decades to capture on canvas and in other media the natural beauty of the landscape, the flora and the fauna. One of the most well-known New Mexico-based artists was Georgia O'Keeffe, who lived for a time in Santa Fe but primarily in Abiquiu, a small village about 50 miles (80 km) away. Georgia Totto O'Keeffe (November 15 1887—March 6 1986 was an American Artist She is associated with the American Southwest where she found artistic inspiration Abiquiú (ˈæbɨkjuː or Ha'ashgizh in Navajo is a small unincorporated town located in Rio Arriba County, in northern New Mexico in The Georgia O'Keeffe Museum in Santa Fe is devoted to exhibitions of her work and associated artists or related themes. The Georgia O'Keeffe Museum is a Museum devoted to the work of the American artist Georgia O’Keeffe. As of March 2006, it holds over one thousand of her works in all media. Stories without links will be removed. News stories must be in English

Canyon Road, east of the Plaza, has the highest concentration of art galleries in the city, and is a major destination for tourists and locals. Canyon Road ( Great Plank Road at inception is a Road connecting Beaverton and Portland Oregon, United States. Santa Fe's art market is the third largest in the United States, after New York and Los Angeles, and the Canyon Road galleries showcase a wide array of contemporary Southwestern, indigenous American, and experimental art, in addition to older Russian, Taos Masters, and Native American pieces. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West The Southwestern area of the United States could be defined as the states west of the Mississippi River, with the qualification of a certain northern limit such as the 37 Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Native Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples from the regions of North America now encompassed by the continental United States

Sculpture

There are many outdoor sculptures, including many statues of Saint Francis, and several other holy figures, such as Kateri Tekakwitha. For the opera by Olivier Messiaen see Saint-François d'Assise. Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha or Blessed Catherine Tekakwitha (ɡɔdeli deɡɔkwidɔ in Mohawk (1656 – April 17, 1680) the daughter of a Mohawk Given that Saint Francis was known for his love of animals it is not surprising that there are great numbers of representations of crows, bulls, elephants, livestock and other beasts, all over town. The styles run the whole spectrum from Baroque to Post-modern. Baroque art redirects here Please disambiguate such links to Baroque painting, Baroque sculpture, etc Postmodernism literally means 'after the modernist movement' While " Modern " itself refers to something "related to the present" the movement of modernism

Literature

Numerous authors followed the influx of specialists in the visual arts. The visual arts are art forms that focus on the creation of works which are primarily Visual in nature such as Painting, Photography Well-known writers like Cormac McCarthy, Roger Zelazny, Alice Corbin Henderson, Mary Austin, Witter Bynner, George R. R. Martin, Mitch Cullin, Evan S. Connell, Richard Bradford, and Jack Schaefer have been residents of Santa Fe. Cormac McCarthy, born Charles McCarthy (born July 20, 1933 in Providence Rhode Island) is an American Novelist and Roger Joseph Zelazny ( May 13, 1937 – June 14, 1995) was an American writer of Fantasy and Science fiction Alice Corbin Henderson ( 16 April 1881 - 18 July 1949) was an American Poet and poetry editor Mary Hunter Austin ( September 9 1868 &ndash August 13 1934) was an American Writer of Fiction and Non-fiction Harold Witter Bynner ( August 10, 1881 – June 1, 1968) was an American Poet, writer and scholar known for his long residence George Raymond Richard Martin ( September 20, 1948) sometimes referred to as GRRM, is an American Author and Screenwriter Mitch Cullin (born March 23, 1968 in Santa Fe New Mexico) is an American writer of Scotch-Irish and Cherokee descent Evan S Connell (born August 17, 1924, Kansas City Missouri; formerly known as Evan S Richard Bradford (1932—2002 is a novelist best known for his 1968 novel Red Sky at Morning, a film version of which was released in 1971 Jack Warner Schaefer ( November 19, 1907 - January 24, 1991) was a twentieth century American author known for his Westerns Walker Percy lived on a dude ranch outside of Santa Fe before returning to Louisiana to begin his literary career.

Music and Opera

Santa Fe Opera

Music and opera are well represented in Santa Fe with the annual Santa Fe Opera productions, which take place between late June and late August each year, the Santa Fe Desert Chorale and the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival which is also held at the same time, mostly in the recently refurbished movie theatre, the Lensic Theater, now a major performing arts venue. The Santa Fe Opera (SFO is an American Opera company located north of Santa Fe in the U The Santa Fe Desert Chorale is a 24-voice professional Choir in Santa Fe New Mexico. The Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival is a six week long summer Festival of Chamber music held annually in July and August and located in Santa Fe, New Mexico The Lensic Theater located at 211 West San Francisco Street in Santa Fe New Mexico, is an 821 seat theater designed by Boller Brothers of Kansas City well known The Santa Fe Jazz and International Music Festival was also held at the Lensic Theater for several years. GiG, a small performing arts center in Santa Fe, showcases jazz and world artists from all over the world year-round.

Museums

Santa Fe has many world-class museums. Many are located around the historic downtown Plaza or close by:

New Mexico Museum of Art – collections of Southwestern Arts.
Institute of American Indian Arts Museum – Native American arts with political aspects.
Georgia O'Keeffe Museum – devoted to the work of O'Keeffe and others whom she influenced. The Georgia O'Keeffe Museum is a Museum devoted to the work of the American artist Georgia O’Keeffe.
The History Museum – currently located in the historic Palace of the Governors, showcasing the history of Santa Fe.
Site Santa Fe – A contemporary art space, located at 1606 Paseo De Peralta. Known as the forefront for contemporary art presentation in the Southwest.

Others are located in the Museum Hill district:

Museum of International Folk Art – showcasing folk art and craftsmanship from around the world.
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture Laboratory of Anthropology – exhibits Native American arts.
Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian – Native American potteries.
Museum of Spanish Colonial Art – arts during Spanish-colonial era.

Sports

The New Mexico Style were an American Basketball Association franchise founded in 2005, but reformed in Texas beginning with the 2007-8 season as the El Paso S'ol. Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. The Santa Fe Roadrunners were a North American Hockey League team, but are reforming for the 2007-8 season in Kansas as the Topeka Roadrunners. see also North American Hockey League (1973–1977 The North American Hockey League (NAHL and the defunct America West Hockey League Kansas ( is a Midwestern state in the central region of the United States of America, an area often referred to as the American "

Science and technology

Santa Fe has had an association with science and technology since 1943 when the town served as the gateway to Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), a 45 minute drive from the city. Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL (previously known at various times as Site Y, Los Alamos Laboratory, and Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory) is a In 1984, the Santa Fe Institute (SFI) was founded to research complex systems in the physical, biological, economic, and political sciences. The Santa Fe Institute (SFI is a non-profit research institute located in Santa Fe New Mexico, United States, dedicated to the study of Complex systems This article describes complex systems as field of Science. For other meanings see Complex system. It hosts such Nobel laureates as Murray Gell-Mann (physics), Philip Warren Anderson (physics), and Kenneth Arrow (economics). Murray Gell-Mann (born September 15, 1929) is an American Physicist who received the 1969 Nobel Prize in physics for his work Philip Warren Anderson (born December 13, 1923) is an American Physicist. Kenneth Joseph Arrow (born August 23, 1921) is an American Economist and joint winner of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics The National Center for Genome Resources (NCGR) was founded in 1994 to focus on research at the intersection among bioscience, computing, and mathematics. In the 1990s and 2000s several technology companies formed to commercialize technologies from LANL, SFI, and NCGR. This community of companies has been dubbed the "Info Mesa. Info Mesa is the named coined by Ed Regis to describe the emerging technology companies and community in Santa Fe New Mexico. "

Tourism

After State government, tourism is a major aspect of the Santa Fe economy, with visitors attracted year-round by the climate and related outdoor activities (such as skiing in years of adequate snowfall; hiking in other seasons) plus cultural activities of the city and the region. The city of Santa Fe provides information on tourism via Santa Fe.org and Santa Fe Chamber of Commerce.

Most tourist activity takes place in the historic downtown, especially on and around the Plaza, a one-block square adjacent to the Palace of the Governors, the original seat of New Mexico's territorial government since the time of Spanish colonization. Downtown is a term primarily used in North America to refer to a city's core usually in a geographical commercial and community sense Plaza ( / latin america) is a Spanish word related to "field" which describes an open urban Public space, such as a City square. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Colonisation (also known as Colonization) occurs whenever any one or more species populates a new area Other areas include “Museum Hill”, the site of the major art museums of the city, and the Canyon Road arts area with its galleries.

Some visitors find Santa Fe particularly attractive around the second week of September when the aspens in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains turn yellow and the skies are clear and blue. Aspens are Trees of the willow family and comprise a section of the Poplar genus Populus sect The Sangre de Cristo Mountains ( Spanish for " Blood of Christ " are the southernmost subrange of the Rocky Mountains. This is also the time of the annual Fiestas de Santa Fe, celebrating the "reconquering" of Santa Fe by Don Diego de Vargas, a highlight of which is the burning Zozobra, a fifty-foot marionette also called "Old Man Gloom. Fiestas de Santa Fe is a Festival held every autumn in Santa Fe New Mexico, usually during the second week of September Diego de Vargas Zapata y Luján Ponce de León y Contreras (born in Spain, 1643 – 1704 commonly known as Don Diego de Vargas, was a Spanish Governor Zozobra ("Old Man Gloom" is the name of a giant Marionette Effigy which is built and burned A marionette is a Puppet controlled from above using strings a marionette's puppeteer is called a manipulator. "

Within easy striking distance for day-trips is the town of Taos, about 70 miles (113 km) North and the historic Bandelier National Monument about 30 miles (48 km) away. Taos (ˈtaʊs is a town in Taos County in the north-central region of New Mexico. For the anthropologist see Adolph Bandelier. Bandelier National Monument is a U Santa Fe's ski area, Ski Santa Fe, is about 16 miles (26 km) north of the city. A ski is a long flat device worn on the feet designed to help the wearer slide smoothly over snow

Smokers should be aware that the City Council passed a strict anti-smoking ordinance in the summer of 2006 that bans smoking in all businesses and public places in the city. Bars are no longer allowed to set aside a smoking area.

Architectural highlights

Cathedral Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi, 1869

New Mexico State Capitol
Cathedral Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi
Loretto Chapel
Palace of the Governors
San Miguel Mission and the rest of the Barrio De Analco Historic District
Santuario de Guadalupe

Demographics

As of the census^[6] of 2000, there were 62,203 people, 27,569 households, and 14,969 families living in the city. The New Mexico State Capitol (also called the Roundhouse) located in Santa Fe New Mexico, is the seat of government of the U The Loretto Chapel is a Chapel in Santa Fe New Mexico known for its unusual Spiral staircase that is an exceptional work of carpentry For the Jesuit Mission of San Miguel in southern Brazil please see São Miguel das Missões San Miguel Mission, also known as San Miguel Barrio de Analco Historic District is a Historic district in Santa Fe New Mexico that includes what are claimed to be the oldest house and the oldest church in the A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population The population density was 1,666. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 1 people per square mile (643. 4/km²). There were 30,533 housing units at an average density of 817. 8/sq mi (315. 8/km²). According to the Census Bureau's 2006 American Community Survey, the racial makeup of the city was 75% White, 2. 5% Native American, 1. 9% Asian, 0. 4% African American, 0. 3% Pacific Islander, 16. 9% from other races, and 3. 1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 44. 5% of the population.

There were 27,569 households out of which 24. 1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37. 6% were married couples living together, 12. NOTICE TO WOULD-BE ROMEOS ************** 1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 45. 7% were non-families. 36. 4% of all households were made up of individuals and 10. 2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2. 20 and the average family size was 2. 90.

In the city the population was spread out with 20. 3% under the age of 18, 8. 9% from 18 to 24, 29. 0% from 25 to 44, 28. 0% from 45 to 64, and 13. 9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 91. 7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89. 0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $40,392, and the median income for a family was $49,705. The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been Males had a median income of $32,373 versus $27,431 for females. The per capita income for the city was $25,454. Per capita income means how much each individual receives in monetary terms of the yearly income generated in the country About 9. 5% of families and 12. 3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17. The poverty threshold, or poverty line, is the minimum level of Income deemed necessary to achieve an adequate Standard of living in a given country 2% of those under age 18 and 9. 2% of those age 65 or over.

The minimum wage in the city of Santa Fe is $9. A minimum wage is the lowest hourly daily or monthly Wage that employers may legally pay to employees or workers 50 per hour, which makes it the highest in the nation. There are plans to increase this wage to $10. 50 per hour in 2008.

Sister cities

Santa Fe has six sister cities, as designated by Sister Cities International, Inc. (SCI):

Transportation

Air

Santa Fe is served by Santa Fe Municipal Airport. Bukhara (Buxoro Бухоро بُخارا Бухара also spelled as Bukhoro and Bokhara, from the Soghdian βuxārak ("lucky Uzbekistan, officially the Republic of Uzbekistan ( Uzbek: O‘zbekiston Respublikasi or Ўзбекистон Республикаси is a doubly Hidalgo del Parral, is both a city and the municipality of which it serves as the municipal seat in the Mexican state of Chihuahua. The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. Santa Fe is a city in Catalonia, northern Spain. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Sorrento is a small city in Campania, Italy, with some 16500 inhabitants Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest is a city located in Okayama, Japan. As of 2003 the city had an estimated Population of 89974 and the density of 484 For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Holguín is a municipality and city the capital of the Cuban Province Holguín. The Republic of Cuba (ˈkjuːbə or) consists of the island of Cuba (the largest and second-most populous island of the Greater Antilles) Isla de la Santa Fe Municipal Airport is a public Airport located nine miles (14 km) southwest of the Central business district (CBD of Santa Fe, While Great Lakes Airlines no longer flies to Denver, Delta and American Airlines will start direct regional jet service to Salt Lake, Los Angeles and Dallas in 2008. Some people fly into Albuquerque International Sunport and travel to Santa Fe. ABQ redirects here For the city see Albuquerque New Mexico; For the USAF use of this facility see Kirtland Air Force Base; For the former airport serving ^[7]^[8]

Road

Santa Fe is located on I-25. In addition, U.S. Route 84 and U.S. Route 285 pass through the city along St. US Route 84 is an east-west United States highway. It started as a short Georgia - Alabama route in the original 1926 scheme but now extends US Route 285 is a north-south United States highway, running 845 miles (1260 km through the states of Texas, New Mexico and Colorado. Francis Drive.

Bus and rail transit

Santa Fe Trails operates a number of bus routes within the city. Santa Fe Trails is the local transit agency in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

The Santa Fe Southern Railroad, now mostly a tourist rail experience but also carrying freight, connects to Lamy, 15 metres (0 km) to the southwest, to Amtrak's Southwest Chief for train service to Chicago or Los Angeles. Lamy is a Census-designated place (CDP in Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States, to the south of the city of Sante Fe. The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, Doing business as Amtrak, is a Government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971 The Southwest Chief (formerly the Southwest Limited) is a Passenger train operated by Amtrak along a 2256-mile (3631-km route through Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West This is one of the United States' few rails with trails. Rails with trails ( RWT) are a small subset of Rail trails in which a railway Right-of-way remains in use by Trains yet also has New Mexico Rail Runner Express is scheduled to begin commuter rail service from Albuquerque to Santa Fe in 2008. The New Mexico Rail Runner Express is a Commuter rail system serving the metropolitan area of Albuquerque New Mexico. Commuter rail, regional rail or suburban rail is a Passenger rail transport service between a city center and outer suburbs and Commuter towns The route will be a new spur along I-25 from existing track between Lamy and Bernalillo, to Santa Fe. Bernalillo is a town in Sandoval County, New Mexico, in the United States.

Education

The public schools in Santa Fe are operated by Santa Fe Public Schools, with two major high schools, Santa Fe High School and Capital High School. Santa Fe High School may refer to Santa Fe High School (Florida Santa Fe High School (California, Santa Fe Springs California The city has two private liberal arts colleges: St. John's College, U.S. and the College of Santa Fe and a community college, Santa Fe Community College. Liberal arts colleges are primarily colleges with an emphasis upon Undergraduate study in the Liberal arts. St John's College is a Liberal arts college with two US campuses Annapolis Maryland and Santa Fe New Mexico. The College of Santa Fe is a small Liberal arts college, with strong programs in the arts based in Santa Fe, New Mexico. A community college is a type of Educational institution. The term has different meanings in different countries For the two-year college in Gainesville Florida, see Santa Fe College Santa Fe Community College (SFCC is a public The city has six private college preparatory high schools, St. Michael's High School, The New Mexico Academy for Science and Math, Desert Academy, New Mexico School For The Deaf, Santa Fe Secondary School, and Santa Fe Preparatory School. St Michael's High School is a private Catholic high school located in Santa Fe New Mexico, the state capital of New Mexico It is also home to Santa Fe Indian School, an off the reservation school for Native Americans. The Santa Fe Indian School (SFIS is a secondary school (middle and high school in Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States. There are also several charter schools, including Monte Del Sol charter school, Academy for Technology and the Classics and Charter School 37. There are numerous private elementary schools, Rio Grande School, Desert Montessori School, La Mariposa Montessori, Santa Fe School for the Arts, and The Tara School.

Popular Culture

In the 1992 Disney musical, Newsies, the wish of the lead character, Jack Kelly, was to escape New York and travel West to Santa Fe, NM so he could become a real cowboy. Newsies is a 1992 Disney Live action Film musical starring Christian Bale, David Moscow, and

In both the Broadway musical and film version of Rent, the character Roger sings of his desire to move to Santa Fe and open up a restaurant.

Notes

^ Garrard, Lewis H. , Wah-to-yah and the Taos Trail, Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press, 1955 (originally published in 1850)
^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João Retrieved on 2008-01-31. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes
^ Hammett, p. 14
^ Hammett, p. 15. "They ripped off the cast-iron storefronts, tore down the gingerbread trim, took off the Victorian brackets and dentils . . . . . "
^ Santa Fe Downtown Vision Plan, March 2007 (Approved draft by City of Santa Fe Steering Committee) Several sections
^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census Retrieved on 2008-01-31. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes
^ "Southwest Airlines Cities," Southwest Airlines
^ http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?ContentBlockID=53a96a46-6131-4f4f-9ee4-5b05d42647ca Airline Service For New Mexico Capital In Limbo, aero-news. Southwest Airlines Co ( is an American low-cost Airline based in Dallas Texas, with its largest focus city at Las Vegas ' McCarran net website, 13 Nov 2007

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Santa Fe, New Mexico is at coordinates 35°40′02″N 105°57′53″W / 35.667231, -105.964575 (Santa Fe, New Mexico)Coordinates: 35°40′02″N 105°57′53″W / 35.667231, -105.964575 (Santa Fe, New Mexico)

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