Place:Española, Rio Arriba, New Mexico, United States

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NameEspañola
Alt namesButsabi'isource: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS35008505
Espaniolasource: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS35008505
Espanolasource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeCity
Coordinates36.002°N 106.065°W
Located inRio Arriba, New Mexico, United States
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Española is a city primarily in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico. A portion of the central and eastern section of the city is in Santa Fe County. Founded as a railroad village some distance from the old Indian town of San Juan de los Caballeros (now renamed Ohkay Owingeh), it was named Española and officially incorporated in 1925. It has been called the first capital city in the United States. At the time of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 10,495.[1] Española is within the Albuquerque–Santa Fe–Las Vegas combined statistical area.

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