1892 Reclus print SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO (#49)

Description: Reclus16_49 1892 Reclus print SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO (#49) Nice view titled Santa Fe, capitale du Nouveau-Mexique - Vue generale, from wood engraving with fine detail and clear impression, nice hand coloring, approx. page size is 27 x 18 cm, approx. image size is 19 x 13 cm. From La Nouvelle Géographie universelle, la terre et les hommes, 19 vol. (1875-94), great work of Elisee Reclus. Click here or image for larger version Santa Fe capital of New Mexico, U.S., and seat (1852) of Santa Fe County, in the north central part of the state, on the Santa Fe River. It lies in the northern Rio Grande Valley at 6,996 ft (2,132 m) above sea level at the foot of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. A dry, invigorating climate makes it a popular summer resort, while mountain skiing attracts winter visitors. Founded in 1610 by Gov. Don Pedro de Peralta, it was named Villa Real de la Santa Fé de San Francisco de Asis (Royal City of the Holy Faith of St. Francis of Assisi) and developed around a central plaza. Evacuated in 1680 after the Pueblo Indian Revolt, it was retaken peacefully in 1692 by Don Diego de Vargas, an event commemorated by an annual fiesta. During the 18th century Santa Fe served as the administrative, military, and missionary headquarters of a vast, sparsely populated Spanish colonial frontier province. U.S. interest in the area was aroused by the report of Lieut. Zebulon M. Pike, who was imprisoned there during his exploration of the Southwest in 1806. After Mexican independence (1821), a brisk wagon-train commerce developed over the Santa Fe Trail from Independence, Mo. During the Mexican War the city was occupied (1846) by U.S. forces under Gen. Stephen Watts Kearny, and an English-language newspaper was published there in 1847. After New Mexico was ceded to the United States in 1848, Santa Fe became the capital in 1851 of the Territory of New Mexico and, in 1912, of the state. In 1862 the city was occupied for two weeks by Confederate forces under Gen. H.H. Sibley. The railroad arrived in 1880, and there were brief mining booms in the nearby mountains; but the city essentially remained a trading centre for ranchers, farmers, and Indians. Construction in the early 1940s of the Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory (later renamed Los Alamos National Laboratory) for atomic research, 35 mi (56 km) northwest, brought new economic vitality to the area. The Palace of the Governors (built by Peralta in 1610) was restored as a museum in 1914. A new group of spaciously landscaped state government buildings, including the capitol (completed in 1966), faces the river. Traditional Spanish-Pueblo Indian architecture has been protected since 1958 by zoning ordinance. The 17th-century Chapel of San Miguel, also known as Oldest Church (rebuilt 1710, restored 1955), and the Cathedral of St. Francis, built in 1869 by John B. Lamy, first bishop of Santa Fe, are architectural landmarks. With a large Spanish-American population, the city is the cultural capital of the Southwest. It is built on the site of a prehistoric Tiwa Indian pueblo, and archaeological research is conducted in the surrounding Indian territory. The Museum of New Mexico has units on Indian and Spanish colonial art. The Museum of Navaho Ceremonial Art is privately endowed. The College of Santa Fe (formerly St. Michael's) was founded in 1859, and St. John's College in 1964. The Santa Fe Indian School and the New Mexico School for the Deaf are also in the city. Santa Fe is a regional headquarters for the National Park Service and headquarters for the Santa Fe National Forest (immediately east). Pop. (1990) city, 55,859; Santa Fe MSA, 117,043.

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