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Santa Fe ( pronounced [ s ¦n ™ fe ] by natives, [ s ¦n ™ fe ] or [ s ¦nt ™ fe ] by others) ( Spanish, "Holy Faith"; full form: La Villa Real de la Santa F © de San Francisco de As ­s, English : Royal City of the Holy Faith of St. Francis of Assisi ) is the capital of the U.S. state of New Mexico.

Santa Fe is the largest city and county seat of Santa Fe County. It had a population of 62,543 at the 2000 census. As of the 2005 census estimate the population was 70,631, making it New Mexico's third-largest city. It is the principal city of the Santa Fe, New Mexico Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of Santa Fe County. The elevation of Santa Fe is nearly 7,000 feet (2,132 meters) above sea level compared with approximately 5,352 ft (1,631 m) for nearby Albuquerque.

Santa Fe was the capital of Nuevo M ©xico, a province of New Spain explored by Francisco V squez de Coronado and established in 1598. The city was founded by Don Pedro de Peralta, New Mexico's third governor. Peralta gave the city its full name, "La Villa Real de la Santa Fe de San Francisco de As ­s", or "The Royal City of the Holy Faith of Saint Francis of Assisi ".

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