Santa Fe in Santa Fe County, New Mexico — The American Mountains (Southwest)
1850
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, August 24, 2021
1. 1850 Marker
1850
For a quarter century after 1821 New Mexico was part of Mexico and within the Diocese of Durango, Mexico. During this period secular (diocesan) priests replaced members of the Franciscan Order. The diocesan priests, many of whom were native New Mexicans, were trained in Durango, Mexico. The most famous of this generation were Fathers Antonio Josι Martνnez of Taos, Josι Manuel Gallegos of Abiquiu and Juan Felipe Ortiz of Santa Fe. They were intelligent, strong-willed and patriotic New Mexicans. Juan Felipe Ortiz was Vicar and head of the church in New Mexico when Bishop Jean Batiste Lamy arrived in 1850 to establish the new Archdiocese of Santa Fe under the administration of the Catholic Church of the U.S. Ortiz, Martνnez and Gallegos were important figures in New Mexican society during the difficult transition from Mexican to U.S. rule.
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Santa Fe Exclusives
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Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Hispanic Americans • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1850.
Location. 35° 41.224′ N, 105° 56.165′ 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: 1848 (here, next to this marker); 1788 (here, next to this marker); 1998 (here, next to this marker); 1712 (here, next to this marker); 1827 (here, next to this marker); 1777 (here, next to this marker); 1630 (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. 1850 Marker
The marker is the seventh 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 264 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 23, 2021, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia.
