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There’s lots of trafiic on Highway 599 which bypasses the city of Santa Fe. A couple of landmarks along the way are a part of
January 27, 2023
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There’s lots of trafiic on Highway 599 which bypasses the city of Santa Fe. A couple of landmarks along the way are a part of
St. Michael’s high school continues to be a part of the legacy left by the La Sallian Christian Brothers. The brothers opened St. Michael’s College
Many tales along the Santa Fe Trail have captivated the imagination including the saga of Manuel Salustiano Delgado. In the 1830s Manuel Salustiano Delgado, an
New Mexico has the most diverse and largest number of volcanoes in North America. From the crest of La Bajada Hill you can see the
A deluge of settlers descended from the east when New Mexico became a U.S. territory in 1850. By the end of the century the culture
At the beginning of World War I, a group of Lutheran pacifists found their way to Santa Fe. Their objection to that war followed a
During the Christmas holidays in Santa Fe the blending of Moorish and Native American culture abounds. The traditional winter pageants, Los Matachines and Los Moros
The archeologist Edgar Lee Hewett was born on this day on November 23, 1865. Hewett is the most historically significant man of the twentieth century in
On December 7, 1941, the psyche of Americans received a jolt with the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor. By March 1942 Japanese-American prisoners began to
New Mexico’s Zia Symbol The number four is significant for New Mexico starting with the state flag. In 1920 the self-taught artist, Velina Shije Herrera,
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