Old Town Albuquerque

Old Town Albuquerque is the picturesque historic district in the heart of New Mexico's largest city. Governor Francisco Cuervo y Valdez founded Villa de Albuquerque in 1706 a few hundred yards from the Rio Grande, constructing the town around a ...

Albuquerque Electric Streetcar System

An electric streetcar system in Albuquerque was constructed in 1904 to replace the horse-drawn trolleys. Two streetcar companies were established, one for the downtown Albuquerque and Old Town Plaza areas (the Albuquerque Traction Company) and another for the Huning Highlands-University ...

Skirmish of Albuquerque

April 8-9, 1862

While Confederate Brigadier General H. H. Sibley was assembling the bulk of his army at Santa Fe, Union Colonel E.R.S. Canby moved 1200 men from Fort Craig to occupy Albuquerque – "If it can be done without serious ...

Albuquerque

In 1706, New Mexico Governor Francisco Cuervo y Valdes founded the new Villa de Alburquerque (now Albuquerque), which became the principal settlement of the Rio Abajo, or lower river district. Here, the Camino Real wound its way through a series ...

Founding Women of Albuquerque

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In February 1706 several families participated in the founding of Albuquerque but the names of only 22 are preserved in the historical record. Within those families were many women honored as being founders of La Villa San Felipe de Alburquerque. ...