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Tonight’s annual procession to the Cross of the Martyrs concludes the events for the Fiesta de Santa Fe. For three centuries the underlying basis of
September 11, 2022
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Tonight’s annual procession to the Cross of the Martyrs concludes the events for the Fiesta de Santa Fe. For three centuries the underlying basis of
The basis of the Fiesta de Santa Fe began in 1692. That’s when Diego de Vargas led the re-conquest of the capitol city. In 1712
The building of Rosario Chapel began in 1807 at the old 1692 encampment of Diego de Vargas and his army. The annual procession for La
Javier Gonzales, who served as the mayor of Santa Fe from 2014 through 2018, died today of cancer at the age of 56. Javier was
The musical artistry of Santa Fe’s Jerry Lopez is a part of the Fiesta de Santa Fe. His grandmother, Magdalena Griego wrote “¡Que Viva la
The Fiesta de Santa Fe began with the re-conquest of the capital city by Diego de Vargas in 1692. This followed the Pueblo Revolt of
The creation of the Club Real (Royal Court) in Santa Fe in 1944 helped keep the Fiesta queens and princesses involved for future celebrations. The
The Spanish governor responsible for the resettlement of Santa Fe in 1692 was christened Diego Jose de Vargas Zapata Lujan Ponce de Leon y Contreras
Created by the artist Will Shuster, Zozobra “Old Man Gloom” has kicked off the Santa Fe Fiesta with the burning of his marionette effigy to
Carlos Martinez passed away from complications of Covid – 19 this past December. In 1928 he was delivered at home on Cerro Gordo Road by
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