New Mexico History
A Rose by Any Other Name: New Mexico’s Cities
There are 13 official cities in the world named Santa Fe. New Mexico’s capitol city is the fourth of these cities and the first to
August 26, 2022
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There are 13 official cities in the world named Santa Fe. New Mexico’s capitol city is the fourth of these cities and the first to
Today is the 102nd birthday of my dear friend J. Paul Taylor. My pal and distant cousin arrived on August 24, 1920 in the community
In addition to all of the weeds that have sprouted around town, the summer rains have brought gobs of verdolagas to the area. Known in
Today marks the 342nd anniversary of the 1680 Pueblo Revolt. That date is the most historically significant event in New Mexico’s history. The Pueblo Revolt
Thousands of people heading to California in the early 1930s passed through Water Street in Santa Fe. The famed route of hope began in Chicago
When Georgia O’Keeffe was 42 she was coming into her own with exhibitions in major museums around the country. Around this time her love of
The invention of the daguerreotype in Europe in the early 1830s, followed by the advent of photography in 1839, gave way to the concept of
In 1821 the Santa Fe Trail, which began in Franklin, Missouri, opened up trade with the United States. This era through 1848 became known as
In Albuquerque you can find two different names for Route 66. Oddly enough, one of those paths runs directly north-south while the other runs east
The images of Spanish soldiers and Franciscan friars at the El Camino Real State Monument were created by Jose Cisneros. His art there depicts an
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