"It is the final proof
of God's omnipotence
that he need not exist
in order to save us."
Peter De Vries

"The gambling known as business
looks with austere disfavor
upon the business
known as gambling."
Ambrose Bierce

KATZ

"All of us kids
ended up 'doing Mom.'
There are four of us
who've tried show business.
Five if you insist
on counting my sister the nun,
who does liturgical dance."
Bill Murray

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"The jaguar can be found in Arizona,
New Mexico and Texas
and from Mexico
all the way down to Patagonia.
It is rare in the United States
and is a federal endangered species."
Defenders of Wildlife

"The Santa Fe 400th Anniversary
will commemorate 400 years of culture
from the establishment
of the city as a "villa" in 1610
by the Spanish,
through today.
Proudly, that makes us
the Oldest Capital City
in the United States!"
Santa Fe 400th Anniversary

"In 1608 the Castillian-born adventurer
Juan Martinez de Montoya,
a man described as
"tall, of good feature, blackbearded,"
reported that he had


"made a settlement at Santa Fe.""
Common-place

"1609-10


Gov. Pedro de Peralta establishes
a new capital at Santa Fe.
Construction begins on
the Palace of the Governors.
Gaspar de Villagra publishes
epic history on
the founding of New Mexico,
the first book printed
about any area
in the modern United States."
Timeline of New Mexico History

"Thirteen years
before Plymouth Colony
was settled by
the Mayflower Pilgrims,
Santa Fe, New Mexico,
was established
with a small cluster of
European type dwellings.
It would soon become
the seat of power
for the Spanish Empire
north of the Rio Grande."

Santa Fe, New Mexico

Convention and Visitors Bureau

Google Santa Fe Timeline