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1 Street-by-Street: Central Santa Fe Plaza VISITORS’ CHECKLIST

The oldest state capital in North America, Santa Fe was founded Practical Information
by the Spanish conquistador Don Pedro de Peralta, who created Road map E3. * 84,000. n Plaza
a colony here in 1610 (see p43). This colony was abandoned in Galeria, 66 E. San Francisco St. (505)
955-6215. _ Spanish Market
1680 following the Pueblo Revolt, but settlers recaptured it in (Jul); Indian Market (Aug); Fiestas
1692 (see p44). When Mexico gained independence in 1821, de Santa Fe (Sep). ∑ santafe.org
Santa Fe was opened up to the wider world, and traders and Transport
settlers from the US arrived via the Santa Fe Trail (see p29). ~ Santa Fe Municipal Airport,
The central plaza has been the heart of Santa Fe since its . New Mexico Museum of Art 10 miles (16 km) SW. of Santa Fe.
£ Lamy, 18 miles (29 km) S. of
founding, and there is no better place to begin exploring the This museum focuses on the city. Rail Runner: Santa Fe Depot.
city. Today, it houses a Native American market under the portal paintings and sculpture of . Palace of the Governors (866) 795-7245. ∑ riometro.org
Southwestern artists.
This single-story adobe building dates back to the early
of the Palace of the Governors, and the square is lined with 17th century. Now part of the New Mexico History Museum,
shops, cafés, and galleries. the palace houses displays on the city’s history.
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This historic trading post and elegant spiral This colorful, carved wooden statue of
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sells Hispanic art, staircase inside were the Virgin stands in a chapel belonging
Suggested route antiques, and Native commissioned for the to the original 17th-century church on
American crafts. Sisters of Loretto. which the cathedral was built in 1869.
For hotels and restaurants see pp241–2 and pp258–60
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