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 arr
Orders to Pedro de Peralta upon appointment as Governor of New Mexico, 1609
Palace of the Governors
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The Palace of the Governors is an adobe structure built in the Territorial Style of Pueblo architecture on Palace Avenue in what was Santa Fe de Nuevo México and is now Santa Fe, New Mexico. Located w
Pedro de Peralta
…head of sheep, 400 head of horses, and 300 head of cattle without crowding." The palace was built for defense with three-foot-thick adobe walls. The Palace of the Governors is now the oldest continuously occupied building in the United States, and as of 1999 housed the Museum of New Mexico. The church assumed that the main…
Palace of the Governors
Santa Fe Plaza Market
Palace of the Governors, panoramic view, with local traditional arts and crafts vendors
Night view, reflecting the Christmas lights of Santa Fe Plaza