| − | '''Santa Fe''' (literally, "Holy Faith"), officially the '''City of Santa Fe''' with the slogan '''The City Different''', is the capital of the state of [[New Mexico]], located in the [[United States of America|American]] Southwest. The city is located near the Sangre de Cristo Mountains and the Jemez Mountatins. Santa Fe is known best as the oldest capital city in the United States, and as one of the world's [[art cities]]. The city's economy is supported by many its arts and cultural venues, the location of New Mexico's state government, and tourism. | + | '''Santa Fe''' (literally, "Holy Faith"), officially the '''City of Santa Fe''' with the slogan '''The City Different''', is the capital of the state of [[New Mexico]], located in the [[United States of America|American]] Southwest.<ref>The city is located near the Sangre de Cristo Mountains and the Jemez Mountains.</ref> Santa Fe is known best as the oldest capital city in the United States, the oldest city west of the [[Mississippi River]] and, when its pre-existing Pueblo village is considered, perhaps the oldest city in [[North America]]. The city's economy is supported by its many [[art cities|arts]] and cultural venues, the location of New Mexico's state government, and tourism. |
| | Santa Fe is the location of the [[Loretto spiral staircase]], a spectacular helix that has been featured in ''Unsolved Mysteries'', a movie and multiple books. | | Santa Fe is the location of the [[Loretto spiral staircase]], a spectacular helix that has been featured in ''Unsolved Mysteries'', a movie and multiple books. |