Taos Society of Artists
April 7, 2026
A broken wheel accident began one of the greatest eras of modern art in this country known as the Taos Society of Artists. In 1898
Santa Fe is a small town with a big reputation. World renowned as a cultural haven in the Southwest, it was named a UNESCO creative city in 2005 followed by the National Geographic Society bestowing a World Legacy Award for Sense of Place in 2017. Founded in 1610, Santa Fe is the only state capital surrounded by an ancient Indigenous population that has remained in place for the millennia. It also has the distinction of having the highest elevation of a capital city of 7,199 feet (2,194 meters). In its history Santa Fe has adapted and flourished under three different countries: Spain, Mexico, and the United States. Throughout the centuries it has endured both triumphs and tragedies that ultimately altered the course of world events. No other city in America encapsulates our nation’s history like Santa Fe, New Mexico.
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Santa Fe Revisited is an in-depth and unique tour of this nation’s oldest capitol city. The narrative begins with a panoramic view of Santa Fe and the history of the descendants of the Ancestral Puebloans (Anasazi), who migrated to the region around 1100 AD. The chronological tour unfolds as the first European (Spanish) settlement in the Southwest is established in 1610. The conflict that arises from the melding of these two cultures results in the Pueblo Revolt of 1680, forever changing the history of New Mexico. More conflicts arise when the Mexican and American governments take control in 1821 and 1846, respectively, and with the American Civil War in 1862. Fast forward to the 20th century and Santa Fe becomes world renowned as a major cultural center, a mecca of spiritual transformation and home to the atomic age. The scenic three-hour tour of Santa Fe recaps four hundred years of history narrated by Ana Pacheco, the former City Historian of Santa Fe and the author of eight books on New Mexico history, whose family settled in Santa Fe in 1692.
A broken wheel accident began one of the greatest eras of modern art in this country known as the Taos Society of Artists. In 1898
Rev. McFarland performed a marriage ceremony for Catherine McCarty and William Antrim on March 1, 1873, in the sanctuary of the church. It was a
This stone reredo, or altar screen, resided in La Castrense. It was created by the cartographer and artist Bernardo Miera y Pacheco. The reredo is
Memorial Day is observed annually on the last Monday in May. Throughout the country ceremonies take place to honor our fallen veterans. Memorial Day began
Today would have been the 115th birthday of Concha Ortiz y Pino. She was born on May 20,1910 and died at the age of 96
Mary Donoho (1808–1880) Mary Donoho was the first Anglo woman to travel along the Santa Fe Trail from Old Franklin, Missouri settling in Santa Fe
Santa Fe has been home to Ana Pacheco’s family for the last 328 years, since 1994 she has devoted her life to documenting the history of this country’s oldest capital city. Pacheco was the Santa Fe City Historian from 2015–2017 and is the author of eight books and hundreds of articles on Santa Fe and New Mexico history. Throughout her career she has received regional and national recognition for preserving the heritage and culture of New Mexico. From 1976–1992 Pacheco worked in New York as an international marketing executive.