 
NM Route 66 Cities
Santa Rosa
Settled along the Pecos River, Santa Rosa is the seat for Guadalupe county.
Its current name came from Spanish settler Don Celso Baca who named the
area after his wife and Saint Rose of Lima, the first canonized Saint of
the "New World." The entry of the Railroad at the turn of the
twentieth century transformed the city from an agrarian town into an important
transportation service area. The addition of Route 66 running through its
main street reinforced that role. The city is known for its artesian, crystal
blue lakes, thus its slogan, 'the City of Natural Lakes'. Traveling westward
from Santa Rosa Route 66's old alignment took a sharp turn northward to
Dilia and Romeroville turning west toward Santa Fe before reaching Las Vegas.
Santa Rosa remained on the new east to west alignment after 1937.
- Santa Rosa Chamber of Commerce
- 486 Parker Ave.
- Santa Rosa, N.M. 88435
- Ph. (505) 472-3763
- Santa Rosa Web Site
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