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Albuquerque (/ ˈ æ l b ə k ɜːr k i / ⓘ AL-bə-kur-kee; Spanish: [alβuˈkeɾke]), also known as ABQ, Burque, and the Duke City, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of New Mexico.
It is generally believed that the city of Albuquerque was named in honor of Don Francisco Fernández de la Cueva, viceroy of New Spain from 1653 to 1660. One of de la Cueva's aristocratic titles was Duke of Alburquerque, referring to the Spanish town of Alburquerque. Thus, the moniker "Dukes" commemorated the original Duke of Alburquerque, for ...
This partial list of city nicknames in New Mexico compiles the aliases, sobriquets and slogans that cities in New Mexico are known by (or have been known by historically), officially and unofficially, to municipal governments, local people, outsiders or their tourism boards or chambers of commerce.
The first-time BMX competition spectator is planning to be one of the thousands of fans on hand Friday through Sunday at Duke City BMX in southwest Albuquerque to watch the 2024 USA BMX Spring ...
The city's most famous annual event, the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta, began in 1972, the same year the Albuquerque Dukes began play in the highest level of Minor League Baseball. During the 1970s, Albuquerque found itself at the center of the fledgling personal computer industry when MITS , a local electronics company, attracted ...
With unending traffic jams and chaos in Los Angeles, Dallas, Chicago, New York or Miami, it's hard to think the Duke City can compare. So why Albuquerque? Forbes Advisor released its findings ...
The Duke City Gladiators are a professional indoor football team based in Rio Rancho, New Mexico, a suburb of Albuquerque, New Mexico. They began play in March 2015 as members of the Champions Indoor Football (CIF) league. The Gladiators played at Tingley Coliseum in Albuquerque from 2015 to 2019, [3] [4] but are playing the 2021 season at Rio ...
Duke of Alburquerque ( Spanish: Duque de Alburquerque) is a hereditary title in the Peerage of Spain, accompanied by the dignity of Grandee and granted in 1464 by Henry IV to Beltrán de la Cueva, his "royal favourite" and grand master of the Order of Santiago. [2] [3] It makes reference to the town of Alburquerque in Badajoz, Spain.