NM Route 66 Cities
Santa FeThe city of Faith was established by Don Pedro de Peralta on an abandoned Indian Pueblo site after he succeeded Don Juan de OÒate in 1608. It was designated as the Royal Town of the New Kingdom of New Mexico. Nestled along a small stream at the foot of the Sangre de Cristo Mountain range, the city remains a place of great beauty and light. Santa Fe is the capital for the state of New Mexico. The original alignment of Route 66, 1926-1937, from the east traveled from Santa Rosa northward to Romeroville, then westward through the villages of San Jose and Pecos into Santa Fe where it turned southward passing the Pueblos of Cochiti (off in the distance), Santo Domingo and San Felipe, through the agrarian towns of Algodones and Bernalillo, past Sandia Pueblo into Albuquerque. There are two Web Sites you can visit for more history and recreational opportunities.
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