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Built in 1610 by the Spanish, the Palace of the Governors is located on the Santa Fe Plaza. It was the house of government in Santa Fe for nearly three centuries, during periods of Spanish and Mexican rule. When New Mexico was annexed by the United States in 1846, it became the first territorial capitol and was used as such for forty years.
Santa Fe (/ ˌ s æ n t ə ˈ f eɪ, ˈ s æ n t ə f eɪ / SAN-tə FAY, - fay; Spanish:) is the capital of the U.S. state of New Mexico, and the county seat of Santa Fe County.With over 89,000 residents, [5] Santa Fe is the fourth-most populous city in the state, [6] and part of the Albuquerque–Santa Fe–Los Alamos combined statistical area, which had a population of 1,162,523 in 2020.
The "state house" was finally finished in 1889, although it was never used for this purpose. Instead, at its completion, it was occupied by a land claims court and has housed various federal courts since that time. The territorial capitol building was constructed on another site in Santa Fe between 1895 and 1900. New Mexico became a state in ...
U.S. Historic District Contributing property New Mexico State Capitol: Santa Fe ... 490 Old Santa Fe Trail 1964–1966 35 (est.) [35] Only round state capitol
Jun. 19—The property that houses nearly quarter-century-old Maria's New Mexican Kitchen, a Santa Fe institution known for its local cuisine and vast selection of margaritas, was listed Tuesday ...
After the Mexican War of Independence, the Mexican province of Santa Fe de Nuevo México was administered from the Palace of the Governors. When New Mexico was annexed as a U.S. territory, the Palace became New Mexico's first territorial capitol. [citation needed] Territorial governor's office within the museum complex.
New Mexico's largest city is Albuquerque, and its state capital is Santa Fe, the oldest state capital in the U.S., founded in 1610 as the government seat of Nuevo México in New Spain. New Mexico is the fifth-largest of the fifty states by area, but with just over 2.1 million residents, ranks 36th in population and 45th in population density.
The district expands south from the State Capitol, and is a segment of the Santa Fe South Capitol area. To the north it is bounded by Paseo de Peralta, and to the east, it is bounded by the Old Santa Fe Trail. The southern boundary is Houghton Street marks the southern boundary, and Don Cubero marks the western boundary. [2]