Question

How did the city of Santa Fe in the state of New Mexico begin

Answer 1

It was originally a Pueblo Indian village but Spanish colonists settled there in 1598. The city was founded around 1607 by the conquistador Don Pedro de Peralta. The town was formally founded and made a capital in 1610, making it the oldest capital city in the United States.

Answer 2

How did the city of Santa Fe in the state of New Mexico begin

Step-by-step explanation:

Santa Fe was designated capital of New Mexico, a province of New Spain established in 1598 by the Spanish explorer Juan de Oñate.

It was famous in the 19th century for being the destination point of the busy Camino de Santa Fe, a commercial route that started from Independence (Hoy Misuri), and crossed some 1,400 km of arid meadows, deserts and mountains of the states of Missouri, Kansas, Colorado, Oklahoma, Texas and New Mexico.