San Gabriel de Yungue-Ouinge

San Gabriel de Yungue-Ouinge
Alcalde Village, Site of San Gabriel, Alcalde
Nearest city: Espanola, New Mexico
Built: 1598
Architect: Unknown
Architectural style: No Style Listed
Governing body: Private
NRHP Reference#: 66000482
Significant dates
Added to NRHP: October 15, 1966[1]
Designated NHL: July 19, 1964[2]

San Gabriel de Yungue-Ouinge was the site of the first Spanish capital in New Mexico.

It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1964.[2][3]

It was then stated:

These ruins mark the site of the first Spanish-built capital of New Mexico, established at a Tewa Pueblo which the Spanish took over. The capital was moved to Santa Fe in 1610.[2]

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2008-04-15. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html. 
  2. ^ a b c "San Gabriel de Yungue-Ouinge". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=342&ResourceType=Site. Retrieved 2008-06-21. 
  3. ^ Note: A National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination document should be available upon request from the National Park Service for this site, but it appears not to be available on-line from the NPS Focus search site.

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