New Mexico History
Tuberculosis in New Mexico
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
July 9, 2025
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
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
The old bell at the San Miguel Mission church in Santa Fe traveled from Spain to Mexico with Nicolás Ortiz Niño Ladrón de Guevara, a
In 1492 Columbus sailed the Ocean Blue. It was the beginning the Spanish Empire that began with Columbus and ran through 1763. The Spanish colonized
Some of the earliest burials at the Santa Fe National cemetery include the 10th Calvary Regiment known as the Buffalo soldiers. They provided protection to
Remnants of war have defined the history of Santa Fe since its founding. In 1610 the Presidio de la Santa Cruz, the large military barracks
Santa Fe’s own Maria Benitez passed away in her sleep on Tuesday, September 3rd. Maria Benitez was born in Taos, N.M in 1950 . She
Since 1924, nearly everyone in Santa Fe has taken part in the annual celebration of the burning of Zozobra “Old Man Gloom” at Ft. Marcy