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    knowledge and higher thinking often leads people to travel due to the possibility to gain new experiences and discover something new. The mystery behind certain iconic tourist sights that are brought to light through photography often intrigues and sparks curiosity in humans with the promise of new knowledge and discovery. The Miraculous Staircase of Saint Joseph in the Chapel of Loretto in Santa Fe, New Mexico offers mystery through the unknown and unexplainable questions that have risen throughout

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    Background: Cerrillos Hills Park is situated on the Turquoise Trail between Santa Fe and Albuquerque, NM. It is 1125 acres large. There are 5 miles of hiking trails and historic mining sites. The Cerrillos Hills Park is owned by the Santa Fe County and managed by Santa Fe County’s Open Space Program, NM State Parks and the Cerrillos Hills Park Coalition. It is closely linked to the colonialization and ancient civilizations in this region. It has a tricultural antiquity that goes back to the 900

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    free from Spain’s strict trading policies, they welcomed people from all over the United States to New Mexico, with a majority of the traders from Missouri. Although, established after a state of financial depression in Missouri, the Trail had spared Missourians from an extended time being unable to sell their goods. It opened up new possibilities to earn money, and spread the diverse culture of New Mexico’s population. As surprising as it may seem, this was possible because of a group of six misfits

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    Native Americans and Trading The vast land of what is now America has always had a lot to offer people of other cultures. Settlers came to this new land in the first place looking for gold and other treasures to bring back home. So it comes as no surprise that Native Americans would trade with outside countries. Native American Trade refers to the trade between Europeans and their North American descendants and the Indigenous people of North America, it really began before the colonial period and

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    of 1680 — also known as Pope's Rebellion — was an uprising of most of the Pueblo Indians against the Spanish colonizers in the province of Santa Fe de Nuevo México, present day New Mexico. The Pueblo Revolt killed 400 Spanish and drove the remaining 2,000 settlers out of the province. Twelve years later the Spanish returned and were able to reoccupy New Mexico with little

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    The Mexican American War Essay

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    INTRODUCTION The Mexican war between two neighbors, The United states and Mexico during 1846 to 1848 was a defining for both the nations. United States became a continental power as Mexico lost half of its territory, the present American Southwest from Texas to California. THE GEOGRAPHICAL BORDERLANDS The region which Mexico lost to united states is a region with own diverse history and culture. It is the present day states of Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and California. Mexican, Native American and Anglo American

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    Brianna Mosby Mr. Weigand DE U.S History 25 September, 2012 Settlements of Quebec, Santa Fe, and Jamestown Santa Fe Santa Fe was originally founded in1598 by Juan de Onate. He led a mining expedition of about 500 people. He hoped to find rich mines and rich lands. Onate expected the people, Pueblos, to help with the labor to find resources in the region. The mining trip was a bust and Onate and most of his people decided to head home, yet the Franciscan missionaries stayed behind in an

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    The Mexican American War was a war between Mexico and America that resulted in a peace treaty that caused American gaining more than 500,000 square miles, fulfilling the manifest destiny. Before the Mexican American War had started, there were already things leading to the war. Mexico was encouraging settlers and was allowing people to immigrate from the U.S., this included the Old Three Hundred where they settled along the Brazo River in 1822. By 1834, there were over 30,000 Americans living in

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    inspiration for the victory of New Mexico was profit. Political control encouraged these closures by giving and keeping up the profit for Euro-American folks and their Mexican partners. Socialization was important to strengthen a structure and showed values and legitimized these qualities. Amid the Spanish time frame, a sheltered zone shaped the purported Rio Abajo, the center Rio Grande Valley, with its middle in Albuquerque. New Mexico's northern limit was Santa Fe and Belén, the southern Rio Arriba

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    Ed Eagle Essay

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    Ed Eagle is the lead character in the Ed Eagle series of novels by American novelist Stuart Woods. The first novel that introduced Eagle to readers was Santa Fe Rules that was published in 1992. Set in Santa Fe in New Mexico the books are within the mystery detective genre. Ed Eagle is a hotshot attorney based in Santa Fe New Mexico from where he represents difficult and often vindictive clients. His take no prisoners approach has made him many enemies, who often come back to haunt him. At the beginning

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