The final photo in the Santa Fe area was of the San Miguel Mission in Santa Fe. This is said to be the oldest church in the United States. I identified this by GOOGLE searching churches in New Mexico and going through hundreds of images, finally stumbling upon this one. This was the way most of the churches were identified. After getting this photo it was time to head out of Santa Fe. It was great to get so many photos all in one spot. The Chapel of San Miguel is the oldest church in Santa Fe. At Old Santa Fe Trail and De Vargas streets, about two blocks from the state capitol, San Miguel was originally built in 1626, although nothing of that building remains. The Pueblo Revolt began, it is said, with the burning of San Miguel. The chapel's sculpture of San Miguel, the church's patron, was carved in Mexico in 1709. In 1710, the chapel was completely rebuilt. Later, in 1859, Archbishop Lamy and the Christian Brothers of Santa Fe bought the chapel, and it became a part of Saint Michael's College. |
