Palace of the Governors

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The Palace of the Governors is a historic adobe building in Santa Fe that served as the seat of government for the Spanish colony of New Mexico and is now a museum and National Historic Landmark.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf adobe building
former government building
historic building
museum
architecturalStyle Pueblo architecture
Spanish Colonial architecture
continent North America
coordinateLocation 35.687°N 105.939°W
country United States of America
creator Spanish colonial authorities
culturalSignificance important site in the history of New Mexico governance
symbol of Spanish colonial presence in the American Southwest
floorCount 1
formerFunction seat of government of the Mexican territory of New Mexico
seat of government of the Spanish colony of New Mexico
seat of government of the U.S. Territory of New Mexico
hasCollection Native American artifacts
Spanish colonial artifacts
artifacts related to New Mexico history
hasPart portal along Santa Fe Plaza
heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
National Register of Historic Places
surface form: U.S. National Register of Historic Places listing
heritageStatus one of the oldest continuously occupied public buildings in the United States
inception 1610
languageOfOfficialName English
Spanish
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity New Mexico
Santa Fe County
surface form: Santa Fe County, New Mexico
locatedInTimeZone Mountain Time Zone
locatedOnStreet Santa Fe Plaza
location Santa Fe, New Mexico
materialUsed adobe
nearby Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi
surface form: Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi (Santa Fe)

Loretto Chapel
openToPublic yes
operatedBy New Mexico History Museum
ownedBy New Mexico
surface form: State of New Mexico
partOf New Mexico History Museum
surface form: New Mexico History Museum complex

Santa Fe Historic District
roofMaterial vigas and latillas with earthen roof
significantEvent Pueblo Revolt of 1680
reconquest of New Mexico by Diego de Vargas
touristAttraction yes
use government seat (historical)
museum
visitorActivity Native American art and jewelry sales under the portal
museum exhibitions

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National Historic Landmarks in New Mexico contains Palace of the Governors
Northern New Mexico hasHistoricSite Palace of the Governors
Santa Fe, New Mexico hasLandmark Palace of the Governors
Santa Fe Historic District hasPart Palace of the Governors