Palace of the Governors - Santa Fe, NM
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N 35° 41.267 W 105° 56.298
13S E 415099 N 3949725
The Palace of the Governors is the restored capital of the Spanish and Mexican territories north of the Rio Grande. It is located north of the Plaza along West Palace Avenue in Santa Fe.
Waymark Code: WMHB0M
Location: New Mexico, United States
Date Posted: 06/17/2013
Views: 6
pg. 193-194 -- New Mexico: Guide to the Colorful State, 1940
THE PALACE OF THE GOVERNORS, N. side of the Plaza (Open week days 9-12 and 1-5, Sundays, 2-4, adm. free), is an adobe structure that has reputedly stood since the winter of 1609-10. After a number of renovations, it was finally restored to its present state in 1909, from some old plans found in the British Museum. Originally the Palace was the most imposing and important part of the royal presidio, an all-purpose fortress built by the followers of the Pedro de Peralta. It extended east and west along the north side of the plaza for a distance of 400 feet, and north and south more than double that distance. The whole area was surrounded by an adobe wall, and all of the buildings within this enclosure were known in ancient Spanish times as Casas Reales, or Royal Houses. These included the palace proper, quarters for the soldiery, and several buildings used for governmental purposes. A pair of low towers stood at either end on the plaza side; the west tower was used for the storage of powder and military equipment and the east tower housed a chapel for the use the garrison. Adjoining and connecting with the tower at the west end were the dungeons. A portal, or covered porch, under which many an Indian and Spanish prisoner of war was hanged, extended the whole length of the building along the south facade in much the same manner as the present. The two ends of the building were shortened and the towers removed during the later Spanish occupation.
Book: New Mexico
Page Number(s) of Excerpt: 193-194
Year Originally Published: 1940
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