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Albuquerque


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Names

Albuquerque

Alburquerque

New Albuquerque

San Felipe de Neri

San Francisco Xavier

San Francisco de Albuquerque

Vokekyi Leuwi

Place Type
inhabited place
Description
Located central New Mexico on Rio Grande River; named for Duque de Alburquerque; was a military post under Spanish & Mexicans; after Mexican War was USA military outpost 1846-1870; occupied briefly by Confederates, but was loyal to Union during Civil War.
Authority
Thesaurus of Geographic Names
Source
Cambridge World Gazetteer (1990); Canby, Historic Places (1984); Encyclopaedia Britannica (1988); USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994); Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1984); Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1988);

Born

Robert Palladino (American, 1932-2016)

Active

Ray K. Metzker (American, 1931-2014)

Died

Harry Fonseca (Maidu, 1946-2006)

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