Santa Fe Sketch Book: History and Sketches of the City Different

HISTORY AND SKETCHES OF THE CITY DIFFERENT
Published by Ewen Enterprises
During the 1600’s, the Santa Fe Plaza extended to the approximate position of the present Cathedral.
All official, religious, and military functions of Santa Fe took place in the Plaza, around which were the government buildings, the jail, customs house and the residences of prominent citizens. The center of the Plaza was a market place and the scene of social meetings, fiestas, and cock fights and also the location of the public stock and flogging post.
In 1884 Governor Martinez de Lejanza erected a wooden bullring in the Plaza but it was torn down a few months later after it had served as an ambush for the Ute Indians who attempted an attack on the Palace and the Governor. It was in the Plaza that the Pueblo Indians revolted against the Spanish rule in 1680; it was here they capitulated to General Don Diego De Vargas in 1693. The Plaza was also the end of the Old Santa Fe Trail from Missouri and El Camino Real from Chihuahua.
The Cathedral of St. Francis stands prominent at the east end of San Francisco Street in Santa Fe. Long a dream of world famous Archbishop John B. Lamy, the Cathedral became a reality (1869-1886). The bishop himself chose the unusual stone and because certain pioneer Santa Fe merchants were so helpful with time and money, he allowed a stone marked with the Star of David to be placed in the center arch of the main doorway.
As a commemoration of the Reconquest, and to honor the vow of De Vargas in 1693, a yearly procession carries the wooden statue of the Saint La Conquistadora to the Rosario Chapel, and back, from the Cathedral.
Museum of Navajo Ceremonial Art
Like Santa Fe is “different”, so are its museums. The Museum of Navajo Ceremonial Art, conceived and founded in 1937 by Miss Mary Cabot Wheelright, serves to preserve the art, culture and religion of the Navajo Indian race. Most famous are the sand paintings.
Museum of International Folk Art