In This Plaza Were Enacted - Albuquerque, NM, USA
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N 35° 05.767 W 106° 40.194
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A plaque in downtown Albuquerque, NM.
Waymark Code: WM180W4
Location: New Mexico, United States
Date Posted: 05/05/2023
Views: 6
This plaque commemorates the creation of Albuquerque in 1706 by Spanish officials and settlers under the direction of Governor and Captain General Don Francisco Cuervo Y. Valdez. It is situated adjacent to the "Confederate Soldiers" memorial on the eastern side of the Old Town gazebo. The former town was renamed to honor the 10th Duke of Albuquerque and Spanish Viceroy, Don Francisco Fernandez De La Cueva Enriquez.
DAR Chapter: Lew Wallace Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution
Date Placed: 01/01/1922
Inscription:
In this plaza were enacted
A.D. 1706
by Governor and Captain General
Don Francisco Cuervo Y. Valdez
ceremonies incident to the founding
of the Villa of Albuquerque
named after the Spanish Viceroy
Don Francisco Fernandez de la Cueva Enriquez
Duke of Albuquerque
Erected 1922
Lew Wallace Chapter DAR
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