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'''Albuquerque''' is the largest city in the state of [[New Mexico]], located close to the [[Rio Grande]] river.

'''Albuquerque''' is the largest city in the state of [[New Mexico]], located close to the [[Rio Grande]] river.

== History ==

== History ==

Albuquerque was founded in 1706 as a Spanish military outpost.  

Albuquerque was founded in 1706 as a Spanish military outpost.  

<ref>http://www.abqcvb.org/visitors/</ref> Provincial Governor Francisco Cuervo y Valdez named the town after the Duke of Alburquerque, viceroy of New Spain from 1702 to 1710. <ref>http://abqstyle.com/albuquerque_community/000003.html/</ref>  

<ref>http://www.abqcvb.org/visitors/</ref> Provincial Governor Francisco Cuervo y Valdez named the town after the Duke of Alburquerque, viceroy of New Spain from 1702 to 1710. <ref>http://abqstyle.com/albuquerque_community/000003.html/</ref>  

== Population ==

== Population ==

'''Albuquerque International Sunport''' is New Mexico's largest  

'''Albuquerque International Sunport''' is New Mexico's largest  

commercial airport. <ref>http://www.cabq.gov/airport/</ref> Two interstate highways intersect in Albuquerque: Interstate 25, a north-south route from [[Canada]] to [[Mexico]] and Interstate 40, running east-west. Albuquerque is accessable by [[Amtrak]] and the [[Burlington-Northern-Santa Fe Railroad]]. <ref>http://www.cabq.gov/econdev/whyabqtransportation.html</ref>  

commercial airport. <ref>http://www.cabq.gov/airport/</ref> Two interstate highways intersect in Albuquerque: Interstate 25, a north-south route from [[Canada]] to [[Mexico]] and Interstate 40, running east-west. Albuquerque is accessible by [[Amtrak]] and the [[Burlington-Northern-Santa Fe Railroad]]. <ref>http://www.cabq.gov/econdev/whyabqtransportation.html</ref>  

 

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