HISTORY55 - North Central New Mexico
Pat and I will be automobile touring in New Mexico this summer, and as usual, I wanted to study up on the history or the area we will be visiting. In previous blogs, I have written about the history of Albuquerque, New Mexico (June 15, 2019) and the expansion of the Spanish Empire from Mexico into New Mexico (August 3, 2020). This blog will focus on the history of north central New Mexico. After short introductions to New Mexico and north central New Mexico, I will focus on the history of the towns of Santa Fe, Taos, and Las Vegas. My principal sources include “Northern New Mexico History,” riograndeha.org; “New Mexico,” newworldenyclopedia.org; “History: New Mexico’s Geography,” online.nmartmuseum.org; “Santa Fe, New Mexico,” newworldencyclopedia.org; “Santa Fe History,” santafe.org; “Sangre de Cristo Mountains,” “Santa Fe, New Mexico,” “Taos, New Mexico,” and “Las Vegas, New Mexico,” Wikipedia; “Taos, New Mexico - Art, Architecture & History,” legendsofamerica.com; “T