Santa Fe in Santa Fe County, New Mexico — The American Mountains (Southwest)
1827
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, August 24, 2021
1. 1827 Marker
1827
In 1827 Antonio Armijo traveled northwest up the Rio Chama through Colorado, Utah and Nevada before crossing the Mojave Desert into southern California. En route he documented numerous spring-fed meadows that would become the site of today's Las Vegas, Nevada. Armijo thus opened a trading route from New Mexico to California, New Mexicans used Armijo's route to trade woolen cloth and sheep in California for horses and mules to pull wagons on the Santa Fe Trail. Most of the early Missouri mules" were actually foaled on California ranchos. The Chihuahua and Santa Fe Trails as well as the "Old Spanish Trail" (that included Armijo's route) all met in Santa Fe. In the early 19th century Santa Fe was an important juncture in this international trade network. Antonio Santistevan used a more passable route to California as early as 1828. The first overland Anglo passage to California occurred in 1830-31.
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Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Roads & Vehicles • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1827.
Location. 35° 41.222′ N, 105° 56.164′ W.
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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: 1777 (here, next to this marker); 1712 (here, next to this marker); 1788 (here, next to this marker); 1850 (here, next to this marker); 1848 (here, next to this marker); 1630 (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. 1827 Marker
The marker is the fourth of eight markers in this semicircle in Cathedral Park, just south of East Palace Avenue.
Credits. This page was last revised on September 23, 2021. It was originally submitted on September 23, 2021, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 228 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 23, 2021, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia.
