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Why is Albuquerque sometimes called "Duke City"?
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- 1 decade agoFavorite Answer
At the beginning of the 17th century, the area that would one day become Albuquerque was called Bosque Grande de San Francisco Xavier. In 1706, the provisional governor of the territory, Don Francisco Cuervo y Valdez, petitioned the Spanish government for permission to establish the bosque as a formal villa and call it Alburquerque, after Viceroy Francisco Fernandez de la Cueva, the Duke of Alburquerque. Later the spelling was changed because some influential person couldn't pronounce the "R" in Alburquerque. The city is still nicknamed “Duke City.”
- 6 years ago
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Why is Albuquerque sometimes called "Duke City"?
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It was named after Viceroy Francisco Fernandez de la Cueva, the Duke of Alburquerque.
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