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Albuquerque ( / ˈælbəkɜːrki / ⓘ AL-bə-kur-kee; Spanish: [alβuˈkeɾke] ), [a] also known as ABQ, Burque, and the Duke City, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of New Mexico. [5] Founded in 1706 as La Villa de Alburquerque by Santa Fe de Nuevo México governor Francisco Cuervo y Valdés, and named in honor of Francisco Fernández de la Cueva, 10th Duke of Alburquerque and ...
The history of Albuquerque, New Mexico dates back up to 12,000 years, beginning with the presence of Paleo-Indian hunter-gatherers in the region. Gradually, these nomadic people adopted a more settled, agricultural lifestyle and began to build multi-story stone or adobe dwellings now known as pueblos by 750 CE. The Albuquerque area was settled by the Tiwa people beginning around 1250. By the ...
Old Town is the historic original town site of Albuquerque, New Mexico, for the provincial kingdom of Santa Fe de Nuevo México, established in 1706 by New Mexico governor Francisco Cuervo y Valdés. It is listed on the New Mexico State Register of Cultural Properties as the Old Albuquerque Historic District, [1] and is protected by a special historic zoning designation by the city. [2 ...
1850 – Town becomes part of U.S. New Mexico Territory. 1862 – Town occupied by Confederate troops before being retaken by the Union Army. [4] 1867 – Military post closes. [3] 1873 – Jesuit College established. [5] 1879 – Albuquerque High School established.
List of people from Albuquerque, New Mexico. This is a list of notable people who were either born in, lived for a significant period of time in, or are otherwise closely associated with Albuquerque, New Mexico. The “Blue Sky” capital had 559,374 citizens as of (2019). They are referred to by the demonym "Albuquerquean", and by the ...
The International District is a neighborhood in southeast Albuquerque, New Mexico. It is centered on Central Avenue, the historic alignment of U.S. Route 66, and contains the New Mexico State Fairgrounds. The community is one of the most diverse areas of the city and is home to a large number of international restaurants and grocery stores, [3] as well as the city's "Little Saigon" Vietnamese ...
The Albuquerque Metropolitan Statistical Area, sometimes referred to as Tiguex (named after the Southern Tiwa ), [2] [3] [4] is a metropolitan area in central New Mexico centered on the city of Albuquerque. The metro comprises four counties: Bernalillo, Sandoval, Torrance, and Valencia. As of the 2010 United States Census, the MSA had a population of 887,077. [5] The population is estimated to ...
The Albuquerque Police Department (APD) is the police department with jurisdiction within the city limits, with anything outside of the city limits being considered the unincorporated area of Bernalillo County and policed by the Bernalillo County Sheriff's Department. It is the largest municipal police department in New Mexico, and in September 2008 the US Department of Justice recorded the ...