Santa Fe Sketch Book
HISTORY
AND SKETCHES
OF THE CITY DIFFERENT
Santa Fe Sketch Book
Published by Ewen Enterprises
Santa Fe Plaza
During the 1600’s, the Santa Fe Plaza extended to theapproximate position of the present Cathedral.
All official, religious, and military functions of SantaFe took place in the Plaza, around which were the governmentbuildings, the jail, customs house and the residencesof prominent citizens. The center of the Plaza was a marketplace and the scene of social meetings, fiestas, and cockfights and also the location of the public stock and floggingpost.
In 1884 Governor Martinez de Lejanza erected awooden bullring in the Plaza but it was torn down a fewmonths later after it had served as an ambush for the UteIndians who attempted an attack on the Palace and theGovernor. It was in the Plaza that the Pueblo Indians revoltedagainst the Spanish rule in 1680; it was here theycapitulated to General Don Diego De Vargas in 1693. ThePlaza was also the end of the Old Santa Fe Trail from Missouriand El Camino Real from Chihuahua.
The Cathedral of St. Francis
The Cathedral of St. Francis stands prominent at theeast end of San Francisco Street in Santa Fe. Long a dreamof world famous Archbishop John B. Lamy, the Cathedralbecame a reality (1869-1886). The bishop himself chosethe unusual stone and because certain pioneer Santa Femerchants were so helpful with time and money, heallowed a stone marked with the Star of David to be placedin the center arch of the main doorway.
As a commemoration of the Reconquest, and to honorthe vow of De Vargas in 1693, a yearly procession carriesthe wooden statue of the Saint La Conquistadora to theRosario Chapel, and back, from the Cathedral.
Museum of Navajo Ceremonial Art
Like Santa Fe is “different”, so are its museums. TheMuseum of Navajo Ceremonial Art, conceived and foundedin 1937 by Miss Mary Cabot Wheelright, serves to preservethe art, culture and religion of the Navajo Indianrace. Most famous are the sand paintings.
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