Explore Santa Fe: Local History

The Museum of Spanish Colonial Art at 750 Camino Lejo on Museum Hill will showcase a new exhibit beginning March 2, 2010 and closing May 30, 2010.

New Mexico's history has been full of fascinating, energetic, and resourceful women-artists, anthropologists, homemakers, pioneers, healers, scientists, and educators. These women, who often worked under difficult and unusual circumstances, helped to shape New Mexico and their impact is still evident today. In celebration of Women's History Month, the Museum of Spanish Colonial Art is creating an exhibition in honor of one of these women: Concha Ortiz y Pino de Kleven.

The Santa Fe 400th Time Capsule will begin its tour of the City starting tomorrow with 1st National Bank on the Plaza. This is the first time the time capsule has left the custody of the 400th. It will be accompanied in procession by City Police and Fire Department. It will remain at 1st National Bank for 30 days after which the time capsule will be moved to other locations within the city that are approved by the 400th Committee. The presentation will begin at 9am tomorrow morning.

The Santa Fe 400th Anniversary mission is to commemorate with pride the rich history, diverse heritage and wondrous possibilities of Santa Fe to locals and visitors, so all can experience the best of Santa Fe.

A Need to do Very Many Things

Honored May 2006 as a Santa Fe Living Treausure
Passed away, January 9, 2010

In 1967, just 10 years after her graduation from the University of New Mexico with a degree in political science, Maralyn Budke became chief of staff for the state's governor, David Cargo. It was a remarkable job at a remarkably young age--and was just the first of dozens of similar distinctions to come in her remarkable life.

From the governor's office she moved to the state's important Legislative Finance Committee, which she directed for the next 14 years, training three of her successors in the process. Then in 1982, at the surprisingly young age of 46, she retired. With family wealth supporting her, she just felt a strong need to do many more things.

Virtual images of an earring from the 1600s or 1700s and a 7,000-year-old projectile point are among the exhibits in a show opening at the Palace of the Governors later this month.

Don Juan de Oñate, ordered by King Felipe II of Spain to spread Catholicism through the province of Santa Fé de Nuevo México, had Jewish roots, according to author and genealogical researcher José Antonio Esquibel.

Oñate's ancestors on his mother's side included a rabbi who converted to Christianity in 1390 along with his siblings.