santa fe

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Определение santa fe в Английский Язык Английский Язык словарь: The capital city of the state of New Mexico; The capital city of the province of Santa Fe (Argentina); the capital city of New Mexico, which is a popular place for tourists to visit. Mexicans and Native Americans played an important part in its history and culture. City (pop., 2000: 62,203), capital of New Mexico, U.S. It lies at the foot of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. Founded by the Spanish in 1610, it was the administrative, military, and missionary headquarters of a vast, sparsely populated Spanish colonial province during the 18th century. In the Mexican War in 1846, the city was occupied by U.S. forces under Gen. Stephen Kearny. After New Mexico was ceded to the U.S., Santa Fe became the capital of the territory in 1851. In 1912 it became the state capital. It was the western terminus of the Santa Fe Trail. It is a major tourist centre noted for Indian and Mexican handicrafts, and its large Spanish-American population has made it the cultural capital of the southwest. A popular summer resort, it also attracts winter skiers; capital city of New Mexico (USA); city in eastern Argentina; capital of the state of New Mexico; located in north central New Mexico
Santa Fé: City in the state of Paraná, Brazil