Santa Fe (USA)

35°41N 105°57W, pop (2000e) 62 200. State capital in Santa Fe Co, NC New Mexico, USA; at the foot of the Sangre de Cristo Mts; the oldest seat of government in the USA; founded by the Spanish, 1609; centre of Spanish–Indian trade for over 200 years; after Mexican independence (1821), centre of trade with the USA; occupied by US troops, 1846; territorial capital, 1851; railway; administrative and tourist centre; noted for Indian wares; Palace of the Governors (1610), San Miguel Church (1636), Cathedral of St Francis, Museum of International Folk Art; Indian Market (Aug), Santa Fe Fiesta (Sept).

Santa Fe (Spanish) or Santa Fé (Portuguese), meaning "Holy Faith" or Saint Faith, is the name of a number of places in the world:

Argentina Santa Fe, Argentina, capital of Santa Fe province Santa Fe Province Brazil Santa Fé, Paraná Santa Fé de Minas, Minas Gerais Santa Fé do Sul, São Paulo Santa Fé do Araguaia, Tocantins Colombia Santa Fe de Bogotá, also Santafé de Bogotá, former name of Bogotá, the nation's capital Santa Fe de Ralito Cuba Santa Fe, Cuba, on the Isle of Youth Santa Fe, Havana Ecuador Santa Fé Island, one of the Galápagos Islands Honduras Santa Fe, Colón Santa Fé, Ocotepeque Mexico Santa Fe, Baja California Sur Santa Fe, Chihuahua Santa Fe, Coahuila Santa Fe, Guanajuato Santa Fe, Jalisco Santa Fe (Mexico City), within Mexico City Santa Fe, Michoacán Santa Fe, Nayarit Santa Fe, Nuevo León Santa Fe, Sinaloa Santa Fe, Veracruz Panama Santa Fé, Veraguas Santa Fé, Darién Philippines Santa Fe, Cebu Santa Fe, Leyte Santa Fe, Nueva Vizcaya Santa Fe, Romblon Spain Santa Fe, Granada Santa Fe, Catalonia United States Santa Fe, New Mexico, state capital of New Mexico Santa Fe, Florida Santa Fe, Missouri Santa Fe, Tennessee Santa Fe, Texas Rancho Santa Fe, California Santa Fe Springs, California Venezuela Santa Fe, Falcón Santa Fe, Sucre Other Santa Fe_(nude photo book), a title of Japanese actress Rie Miyazawa's nude photo book. USS Santa Fe, two ships of the United States Navy, named after the city of Santa Fe, New Mexico.