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A Building Stood Here Before 1680

 
 
A Building Stood Here Before 1680 Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by J. J. Prats, April 13, 2012
1. A Building Stood Here Before 1680 Marker
Inscription. A building stood here before 1680. It was wrecked in the Great Indian Uprising. This house incorporates what remains.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial EraNotable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1680.
 
Location. 35° 41.248′ N, 105° 56.228′ W. Marker is in Santa Fe, New Mexico, in Santa Fe County. It is on East Palace Avenue west of Cathedral Place, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 107 E Palace Ave, Santa Fe NM 87501, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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: Captain Diego Arias de Quiros (a few steps from this marker); 109 East Palace (a few steps from this marker); Hitching Post at the End of the Trail (within shouting distance of this marker); Sena Plaza (within shouting distance of this marker); Site of Santa Fe’s First Chapel (within shouting distance of this marker); 1598-1890 (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Fray Angιlico Chαvez (about 300 feet away); Cut Stone Facade with Quoin (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Santa Fe.
 
Another marker is no longer nearby. Don Diego de Vargas Zapata Lujαn Ponce de Leσn, El Marques de la Nava de Barcinas (was within shouting distance of this marker
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A Building Stood Here Before 1680 and Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by J. J. Prats, April 13, 2012
2. A Building Stood Here Before 1680 and Marker
The marker is to the right of the door to 107 E. Palace Avenue. It can be seen in this photograph between the third and fourth post, counting from the left.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on September 19, 2021. It was originally submitted on May 27, 2012, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 857 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on May 27, 2012, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.
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