Santa Fe in Santa Fe County, New Mexico — The American Mountains (Southwest)
1630
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, August 24, 2021
1. 1630 Marker
1630
In 1630 and 1635 Fray Alonso de Benavides wrote his famous Memorials to the King and the Pope describing a beautiful fourteenth century statue of the Virgin that he brought to Santa Fe from Mexico City in 1625. "She is an image in the round of the Assumption," he wrote. The statue was enshrined in the parish church as Our Lady of the Rosary, but became more popularly known as La Conquistadora in reference to her unification of New Mexicans in faith and love. Soon she became "the patroness" of the Kingdom of New Mexico and the villa of Santa Fe. She survived the 1680 Pueblo Revolt by virtue of a daring rescue by her faithful sacristan Josefa Lσpez de Grijalba and returned to Santa Fe with don Diego de Vargas in 1693. Today she is enthroned in her chapel in the north transept of the Cathedral Church of Saint Francis of Assisi.
Caballeros de Vargas
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1630.
Location. 35° 41.224′ N, 105° 56.161′ W. Marker is in Santa Fe, New Mexico, in Santa Fe County.
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Regionally, this marker is in Northern New Mexico. It is also in the American Southwest, in the Mountain West, and on the Santa Fe Trail Corridor. Globally, it is in North America, the Rocky Mountains, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain and also the Republic of Texas.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: 1712 (here, next to this marker); 1777 (here, next to this marker); 1788 (here, next to this marker); 1827 (here, next to this marker); 1850 (here, next to this marker); 1848 (here, next to this marker); 1998 (here, next to this marker); Santa Fe Cathedral Park and Monument (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Santa Fe.
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, August 24, 2021
2. 1630 Marker
The marker is the first of eight markers in this semicircle in Cathedral Park, just south of East Palace Avenue.
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, August 24, 2021
3. "La Conquistadora" and her 'retablo' in the nearby Cathedral Church of Saint Francis of Assisi
Credits. This page was last revised on September 22, 2021. It was originally submitted on September 22, 2021, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 235 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 22, 2021, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia.
