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OLDEST HOUSE IN THE UNITED STATES
B 2970. Oldest House in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
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Copyrighted 1908, St. Michael's College, Santa Fe, New Mexico.
OLDEST HOUSE
This was the residence of the Indian Chief of
Tiguex, now Santa Fe, N. M. Coronado with
1,100 men in 1540, made this very old town his
headquarters, until his return to Mexico in 1543,
but only 100 men, went with him. Those who
remained formed the first settlement of Euro-
peans in what is now the United States. Coro-
nado and many other Governors occupied this
house until the Old Palace was built in 1620, or
shortly thereafter.
