Santa Fe Plaza
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N 35° 41.241 W 105° 56.315
13S E 415074 N 3949677
Santa Fe Plaza is bounded by Washington, East Palace and Lincoln Avenues and by San Francisco Street in downtown Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Waymark Code: WM26N9
Location: New Mexico, United States
Date Posted: 09/13/2007
Views: 55
Heart of the city of Santa Fe since 1607, the Plaza has witnessed countless historical, cultural, and social events. In the Plaza, the Pueblo Indians revolted against Spanish rule in 1680; here, too, they capitulated to General Don Diego de Vargas in 1693. Marking the end of the Santa Fe Trail from Missouri, as well as the end of the Camino Real (Royal Road) from Chihuahua, Mexico, the dirt of the central square was stirred up continuously by freight wagons and burros laden with goods. Over the centuries, the Plaza has been transformed from the utilitarian meeting place it was in early days to a tree-shaded park encircled by a white picket fence, to an expanse of lawn crowned by a crenelated gazebo, to the lively, shaded pulse of activity it is today.
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Bounded by Washington, East Palace and Lincoln Avenues and by San Francisco Street
Santa Fe, NM USA
County / Borough / Parish: Santa Fe
Year listed: 1966
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event - Transportation, Commerce
Periods of significance: 1600-1649, 1800-1824, 1825-1849
Historic function: Landscape - Plaza
Current function: Landscape - Plaza
Privately owned?: no
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
National Historic Landmark Link: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
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