Santa Fe

Santa Fe is the capital of the U.S. state of New Mexico. It is the fourth-largest city in the state and the seat of Santa Fe County.

This area was occupied for at least several thousand years by indigenous peoples who built villages several hundred years ago, on the current site of the city. It was known by the Tewa inhabitants as Ogha Po'oge ("White Shell Water Place"). The city of Santa Fe, founded by Spanish colonists in 1610, is the oldest state capital in the United States. Santa Fe (meaning "holy faith" in Spanish) had a population of 69,204 in 2012. It is the principal city of a Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of Santa Fe County and is part of the larger Albuquerque–Santa Fe–Las Vegas combined statistical area. The city's full name as founded remains La Villa Real de la Santa Fe de San Francisco de Asís ("The Royal Town of the Holy Faith of Saint Francis of Assisi").

Residents

 * J.B. Balmer (1908-2002) - J.B. Balmer was born and raised in Santa Fe. He became the head of the Santa Fe Headquarters for the Organization of Secret Affairs.
 * Maria Gonzales (1910-2006) - The wife of J.B. Balmer. She helped run the facilities at the Santa Fe Headquarters for the Organization of Secret Affairs.

Notable Events

 * October 27, 1908 - J.B. Balmer is born in Santa Fe.
 * January 8, 1948 - The Santa Fe Headquarters for the Organization of Secret Affairs is established, and J.B. Balmer is elected head.
 * March 17, 2003 - The J.B. Balmer Technology Institution is dedicated at the Santa Fe Headquarters.
 * October 29, 2006 - Maria Gonzales dies in Santa Fe at the age of 96.
 * October 29, 2007 - The Maria Gonzales Memorial Laboratories are dedicated at the Santa Fe Headquarters.