| | '''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''' (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 [[miracle|miraculous]] [[Loretto spiral staircase]]''''', a spectacular helix that has been featured in ''Unsolved Mysteries'', a movie and multiple books. |
| | The population of Santa Fe is 67,947 inhabitants, with 144,170 in its metropolitan area. The city has a large population of primarily Whites and Hispanics, and a larger than average amount of Native Americans. The [[Pueblo]] Indians are indigenous to the area, and other local Native American groups include the Comanche, [[Apache]] and [[Navajo]]. There is also a sizable population of African, Asian, and multiracial individuals. | | The population of Santa Fe is 67,947 inhabitants, with 144,170 in its metropolitan area. The city has a large population of primarily Whites and Hispanics, and a larger than average amount of Native Americans. The [[Pueblo]] Indians are indigenous to the area, and other local Native American groups include the Comanche, [[Apache]] and [[Navajo]]. There is also a sizable population of African, Asian, and multiracial individuals. |