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  Albuquerque
City Government
   Mayor  Tim Keller 2 21 +30.26%
City Council
   City Council District 1  Louie Sánchez 1 21 +10.58%
  City Council District 2  Joaquin J. Baca 1 23 +26.77%
   City Council District 3  Klarissa Pena 3 21 +100.00%
   City Council District 4  Brook L. Bassan 1 23 +1.48%
   City Council District 5  Dan Lewis 3 21 +12.41%
  City Council District 6  Nichole L. Rogers 1 23 +4.48%
   City Council District 7  Tammy L. Fiebelkorn 1 21 +23.56%
   City Council District 8  Daniel J. Champine 0 23 +8.81%
   City Council District 9  Renee Grout 2 21 +3.38%


City DETAILS
Parents > United States > New Mexico > NM Counties > Bernalillo  
Websitehttp://www.cabq.gov/
Alternate NamesVilla San Francisco de Alburquerque (originally with the "r"), Alburquerque, Duke City
Established July 02, 1885
Disbanded Still Active
ContributorThomas Walker
Last ModifiedRP January 10, 2023 08:44am
Description Founded: 1706
Incorporated as a Town: July 2, 1885

All-America City Winner 1957.
Site of Crusades by Reverend Billy Graham 1952, 1975 and 1998.

Spanish Colonial Period: 1706-1821
Mexican Period: 1821-1848
United States Territorial Period: 1848-1912
Statehood Period: 1912-present

First settled by the Tiwa people in approximately 1000 AD, Albuquerque was first formed in 1706 as the Villa San Francisco de Alburquerque by the Governor of the Spanish territory of Santa Fe de Nuevo Mexico.

The name Albuquerque honors the 34th Viceroy of New Spain Francisco Fernández de la Cueva, 10th Duke of Alburquerque. The city's nickname "Duke City" also honors the Duke of Alburquerque.

In 1821, following Mexican independence the city no longer answered to Spain's appointed governors, but rather to the government of Mexico. This continued until 1848 when Albuquerque became a territory of the United States. In 1884, the city was formally organized and elected its first mayor to a 1 year term. Finally, when the New Mexico statehood was granted in 1912, Albuquerque became the the new states' largest city.

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