Lost Dutchman's Gold Mine
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The Lost Dutchman's Gold Mine is, according to legend, a rich gold mine hidden in the southwestern United States. The location is generally believed to be in the Superstition Mountains, near Apache Junction, east of Phoenix, Arizona. There have been many stories about how to find the mine, and each year people search for the mine. Some have died on the search.
In many versions of the story, Weavers Needle is a prominent landmark for locating the lost mine.
Entrance to Lost Dutchman State Park
A view of Superstition Mountains in Lost Dutchman State Park
Grave of Jacob Waltz, Pioneer and Military Cemetery, west of downtown Phoenix
Pedro de Peralta
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Pedro de Peralta was Governor of New Mexico between 1610 and 1613 at a time when it was a province of New Spain.
He formally founded the city of Santa Fe, New Mexico in 1610. In August 1613 he was arrested and jailed for almost a year by the Franciscan friar Isidro Ordóñez. Later, he was vindicated by the Mexican Inquisition and held a number of other senior posts in the Spanish imperial administration.
