CITY

Official Website:
http://www.santafenm.gov/

Population:
62203 (2000 census)

Founding Date:
1607

County:
Santa Fe County

Second-oldest city in America, after St. Augustine, FL.

SCHOOLS

School	Founded
Santa Fe Institute	1984
College of Santa Fe	1874

COMPANY HEADQUARTERS

Company	Founded
Thornburg Mortgage	1993

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Edward L. Chavez	Judge	c. 1956		New Mexico Chief Justice
Frank V. Ortiz	Diplomat	14-Mar-1926		US Ambassador to Argentina, 1983-86
Chuck Roberts	TV Personality	25-Oct-1950		CNN anchor
Timothy E. Wirth	Politician	22-Sep-1939		US Senator from Colorado, 1987-93

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Mary Austin	Author	9-Sep-1868	13-Aug-1934	Land of Little Rain
Jack M. Campbell	Politician	10-Sep-1916	14-Jun-1999	Governor of New Mexico, 1963-67
Glenn W. Ferguson	Educator	28-Jan-1929	20-Dec-2007	University president, Ambassador to Kenya
Patrick J. Hurley	Military	8-Jan-1883	30-Jul-1963	US Secretary of War, 1929-33
Jack Schaefer	Novelist	19-Nov-1907	24-Jan-1991	Shane
Wallace Stegner	Author	18-Feb-1909	13-Apr-1993	The Angle of Repose
Roger Zelazny	Novelist	13-May-1937	14-Jun-1995	Damnation Alley

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