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540  THE SOUTHWEST

! Santa Fe

The oldest state capital in North America, Santa Fe was
founded by the Spanish conquistador Don Pedro de Peralta,
who established a colony here in 1610. This colony was
abandoned in 1680 after the Pueblo Revolt, but was later
recaptured. When Mexico gained indepen dence in 1821,
traders and settlers from Missouri poured into the area via
the Santa Fe Trail. Perched on a high plateau, this beautiful
city is surrounded by mountains. Its heart, since its founding, . New Mexico Museum of Art
is the central Plaza, and there is no better place to begin Built of adobe in 1917, this
museum focuses on the
exploring the city. Today, it houses a Native American market paintings and sculpture of
under the portal of the Palace of the Governors, and the Southwestern artists.
square is lined with shops, cafés, and several galleries.

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Original Trading Post
sells Hispanic art,
antiques, and Native
American crafts. The Plaza
0 meters 100 The obelisk at the center of this main square
commemorates Santa Fe’s war veterans. The Plaza
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is lined with old Colonial buildings, including the
Palace of Governors.
For hotels and restaurants in this region see pp550–52 and pp553–5

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