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The history of Albuquerque, New Mexico dates back up to 12,000 years, beginning with the presence of Paleo-Indian hunter-gatherers in the region. Gradually, these nomadic people adopted a more settled, agricultural lifestyle and began to build multi-story stone or adobe dwellings now known as pueblos by 750 CE.
Albuquerque is served primarily by the Albuquerque International Sunport, located 3 mi (4.8 km) southeast of the city's central business district. It is the largest airport in New Mexico, and the state's sole international airport, serving over 5 million passengers annually. [ 181 ]
Albuquerque Municipal Airport renamed to Albuquerque Sunport; 1965 New terminal opens at the Albuquerque Sunport. Coronado Center shopping mall in business. Albuquerque Press Club founded. 1967 – Albuquerque Museum of Art and History established. 1970 – Anti-war protest. [32] 1972 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta begins. [28]
Whitney organized the first comprehensive survey of California, and the first complete topographic maps of the state were completed under him. Mount Whitney, the tallest peak in California is named after him. The State Mining Bureau was established in 1880, and the position of State Geologist was changed to State Mineralogist.
While developing Santa Fe as a trade center, the returning settlers founded Albuquerque in 1706, naming for the viceroy of New Spain, the Duke of Alburquerque. Prior to its founding, Albuquerque consisted of several haciendas and communities along the lower Rio Grande. Ranching and some farming in the 18th century were the basis for the economy ...
Equestrian statue of Anza at Lake Merced, San Francisco, California. Juan Bautista de Anza Bezerra Nieto was born in Fronteras, New Navarre, New Spain (today Sonora, Mexico) in 1736 (near Arizpe), most probably at Cuquiarachi, Sonora, [3] but possibly at the Presidio of Fronteras.
The state was the founding location of Micro Instrumentation and Telemetry Systems, which led to the founding of Microsoft in Albuquerque. [74] Intel maintains their F11X in Rio Rancho , which also hosts an IT center for HP Inc. [ 75 ] [ 76 ] New Mexico's culinary scene became recognized and is now a source of revenue for the state.
Original location (now known as the ruins of Leon Viejo) on the south-western shore of Lago Managua founded in 1524, but destroyed by earthquakes, and resettled 20 miles west, in 1610, to its present-day location at Leon. 1610: Santa Fe: New Mexico: United States: Oldest continuously inhabited state or territorial capital in the continental ...