Soldiers’ Monument
The Soldiers' Monument is a cenotaph at the center of the Santa Fe Plaza, a monument collectively memorializing deaths in several specified military battles.Photo: Boston Public Library, Public domain.
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- Type: Monument
- Description: now-partial monument at the center of the Santa Fe Plaza
- Also known as: “‘rebel’ monument”, “American Indian War Memorial”, “plaza obelisk”, “Soldier’s Monument”, “Soldiers Monument”, and “Soldiers‘ Monument”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Palace of the Governors and Santa Fe Plaza.
Palace of the Governors
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Palace of the Governors is an adobe structure built in the Territorial Style of Pueblo architecture on Palace Avenue in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Located within the Santa Fe Historic District along the Santa Fe Plaza between Lincoln and Washington avenues, it served as the seat of government for New Mexico for centuries, having been established as the capitol building of Nuevo México in 1610.
Santa Fe Plaza
Park
The Santa Fe Plaza is a National Historic Landmark in downtown Santa Fe, New Mexico in the style of traditional Spanish-American colonial cities. The plaza, or city square is a gathering place for locals and also a tourist attraction.
Loretto Chapel
Museum
Photo: Camerafiend, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Loretto Chapel is a former Roman Catholic church in Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States, that is now a privately owned museum and a wedding chapel. Loretto Chapel is situated 720 feet southeast of Soldiers’ Monument.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Santa Fe and Barrio de Analco Historic District.
Santa Fe
Photo: M.Bucka, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Santa Fe, founded in 1607, is the capital of the state of New Mexico and its principal tourist destination, renowned for its confluence of scenic beauty, long history, cultural diversity, and extraordinary concentration of arts, music and fine dining.
Barrio de Analco Historic District
Neighborhood
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Barrio de Analco Historic District is a National Historic Landmark District centered at the junction of East De Vargas Street and Old Santa Fe Trail in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Tesuque
Hamlet
Photo: Cathy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tesuque is a census-designated place in Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States. It is part of the Santa Fe, New Mexico, Metropolitan Statistical Area. Tesuque is situated 5 miles north of Soldiers’ Monument.
Soldiers’ Monument
- Categories: obelisk, former entity, war memorial, sculpture, and historic site
- Location: Santa Fe, New Mexico, Southwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.68743° or 35° 41′ 15″ northLongitude
-105.93852° or 105° 56′ 19″ westOpen location code
857PM3P6+XHOpenStreetMap ID
way 473220811OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monumentWikidata ID
Q74469780
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In Other Languages
“Soldiers’ Monument” goes by many names.
- Spanish: “Monumento al Soldado”
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