Facts About Santa Fe, New Mexico
Here are some facts about Santa Fe, New Mexico:
- Santa Fe was originally made up of Pueblo Indian villages over two centuries before the Spanish arrived.
- Santa Fe was historically referred to as the “Kingdom of New Mexico”.
- As of 2006, more than 72,000 people live in Santa Fe.
- Santa Fe is the oldest capital city in North America.
- Santa Fe is the highest state capital city in North America, at 7,000 feet above sea level.
- In 1846, the United States declared war on Mexico. As a result, General Kearny marched the US Calvary into Santa Fe to claim it, and all of New Mexico, for the United States. By 1848 the United States officially gained New Mexico through the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.
- Construction of the St. Francis Cathedral began in Santa Fe in 1851 by Jean Baptiste Lamy.
- In the early 1900’s, Santa Fe adopted an official building style for the city’s look - the Spanish Pueblo Revival look.
- Santa Fe is rich in the areas of Art, Literature, Opera, and Museums.
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