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Albuquerque (/ ˈ æ l b ə k ɜːr k i / ⓘ AL-bə-kurk-ee; Spanish: [alβuˈkeɾke] ⓘ), [a] also known as ABQ, Burque, and the Duke City, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of New Mexico, [5] and the county seat of Bernalillo County.
(The first "r" in Alburquerque was later dropped by early English-speaking visitors and this misspelling has persisted.) [12] The Spanish Laws of the Indies dictated that a villa should be a compact settlement organized around a plaza, with a minimum of 30 families. In his report, Cuervo asserted that the new villa had 35 families with 252 ...
The constitution also provides that all state citizens who speak neither English nor Spanish have a right to vote, hold public office, and serve on juries. [176] In 1989, New Mexico became the first of only four states to officially adopt the English Plus resolution, which supports acceptance of non-English languages. [177]
The Albuquerque Metropolitan Statistical Area, sometimes referred to as Tiguex (named after the Southern Tiwa), [3] [4] [5] is a metropolitan area in central New Mexico centered on the city of Albuquerque. The metro comprises four counties: Bernalillo, Sandoval, Torrance, and Valencia.
Bernalillo County (/ ˌ b ɜːr n ə ˈ l iː j oʊ /; Spanish: Condado de Bernalillo) is the most populous county in the U.S. state of New Mexico. [1] As of the 2020 census, the population was 676,444. [2]
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Albuquerque Tricentennial. Albuquerque Historical Society. 2008. Susan McAllister, ed. (2008), A bigger boat: the unlikely success of the Albuquerque poetry slam scene, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, ISBN 9780826344830 "Fiscal Year 2014 Approved Budget". City of Albuquerque. 2013. "Albuquerque, NM". U.S. City Open Data Census.
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