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Jun 2, 2024 · Courtesy of New Mexico True. This column usually explores interesting monikers gracing buildings, roads, parks, monuments and geographic features in modern-day New Mexico, but today’s column is...
Jun 17, 2024 · The original name of Albuquerque was La Villa de Alburquerque. It was named after the Duke of Alburquerque in Spain when the colony’s governor, Francisco Cuervo y Valdés, founded the villa in the 18th century. Over time, the spelling of Albuquerque changed and the first “r” was dropped.
2 days ago · Albuquerque was founded in 1706 as an outpost as La Villa de Alburquerque by Francisco Cuervo y Valdés in the provincial kingdom of Santa Fe de Nuevo México. The settlement was named after the original town of Viceroy Francisco Fernández de la Cueva, 10th duke of Alburquerque, who was from Alburquerque, Badajoz.
1 day ago · Es un tipo extraordinario". Un año más tarde del anuncio del romance, Guillermina Valdés y Joaquín Furriel se separaron. Según trascendió, la ruptura habría sido en buenos términos, pero ...
Jun 22, 2024 · Founded in 1706 by Don Francisco Cuervo y Valdés, governor and captain general of New Mexico, it was named for the duke of Alburquerque, then viceroy of New Spain (the first r was later dropped). It became an important trading centre on the Chihuahua Trail from Mexico.
Jun 12, 2024 · In 1758, José Antonio de Cuervo y Valdés received a royal grant from King Ferdinand VI of Spain, allowing him to cultivate agave for tequila production. By 1795, Jose María Guadalupe Cuervo y Montana secured the first-ever official license to produce and distribute tequila.
Jun 19, 2024 · SAN DIEGO (AP) — Mexican drug lord Francisco Javier Arellano Felix was sentenced to life in prison without parole Monday for running the notoriously violent cartel that bears his family's name,...
