The city was founded in 1706 as the Spanish colonial outpost of Ranchos de Alburquerque. The village was named by the provincial governor Don Francisco Cuervo y Valdes in honor of Don Francisco Fernandez de la Cueva, viceroy of New Spain from 1653 to 1660. One of de la Cueva's aristocratic titles was Duke of Alburquerque, referring to the Spanish town of Alburquerque. Because the Spanish town of Albuquerque was invaded and settled by both the Moors and by the Romans, the word itself may have derived from either culture. If rooted in Arabic, Albuquerque (Abu al-Qurq) can be translated to mean "land of the cork oak". The Latin translation, 'albus quercus' would mean “white oak tree”. With the help of the railway and then Route 66, this original Spanish settlement of Albuquerque,NM grew from the valley of the Rio Grande River east to the foothills of the Sandia Mountains.
Saturday, January 16, 2010
Albuquerque, New Mexico
The city was founded in 1706 as the Spanish colonial outpost of Ranchos de Alburquerque. The village was named by the provincial governor Don Francisco Cuervo y Valdes in honor of Don Francisco Fernandez de la Cueva, viceroy of New Spain from 1653 to 1660. One of de la Cueva's aristocratic titles was Duke of Alburquerque, referring to the Spanish town of Alburquerque. Because the Spanish town of Albuquerque was invaded and settled by both the Moors and by the Romans, the word itself may have derived from either culture. If rooted in Arabic, Albuquerque (Abu al-Qurq) can be translated to mean "land of the cork oak". The Latin translation, 'albus quercus' would mean “white oak tree”. With the help of the railway and then Route 66, this original Spanish settlement of Albuquerque,NM grew from the valley of the Rio Grande River east to the foothills of the Sandia Mountains.
The city was founded in 1706 as the Spanish colonial outpost of Ranchos de Alburquerque. The village was named by the provincial governor Don Francisco Cuervo y Valdes in honor of Don Francisco Fernandez de la Cueva, viceroy of New Spain from 1653 to 1660. One of de la Cueva's aristocratic titles was Duke of Alburquerque, referring to the Spanish town of Alburquerque. Because the Spanish town of Albuquerque was invaded and settled by both the Moors and by the Romans, the word itself may have derived from either culture. If rooted in Arabic, Albuquerque (Abu al-Qurq) can be translated to mean "land of the cork oak". The Latin translation, 'albus quercus' would mean “white oak tree”. With the help of the railway and then Route 66, this original Spanish settlement of Albuquerque,NM grew from the valley of the Rio Grande River east to the foothills of the Sandia Mountains.
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