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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Fillmore , Millard 1800 - (search)
Santa Fe,
A city, capital of the Territory of New Mexico, and county seat of Santa Fe county; believed to be the oldest city in the United States.
It still exhibits many relics of bygone generations.
The streets are crooked and narrow; many of the buildings are of adobe; and among its interesting features are the Church of San Miguel, erected about 1550, and rebuilt in 1710 after having been destroyed by the Indians; the governor's palace, a long, one-storied building with walls 5 feet thick, erected in 1598; and the Cathedral of San Francisco, built around a similarly named structure, whose records go back as far as 1622.
In 1541 Santa Fe was a thrifty Indian pueblo, with a population of about 15,000.
The Spaniards occupied the place about 1605, made slaves of the inhabitants, and began exploiting the rich veins of gold and silver in the town and vicinity.
They continued in control till about 1680, when the Indians rose in revolt, drove out the Spaniards, and not only clo