While you're searching for your Albuquerque apartments, why not learn more about the city? You may already know the history below, or it may help you understand the city in your search for Albuquerque apartments.

Albuquerque is the largest city of New Mexico, and is located in Bernalillo county on the Rio Grande opposite a pass between the Sandia and Manzano mountains to the east. It is encircled by Indian pueblos and sections of the Cibola National Forest . Your Albuquerque apartments will probably have more amenities than the Indian pueblos, however!

The city was founded in 1706 by Don Francisco Cuervo y Valdés, governor and captain general of New Mexico. It was named for the Duque de Alburquerque, then viceroy of New Spain (the first r was later dropped). It became an important trading center on the Chihuahua Trail from Mexico.

After 1800, increasing commerce on the Santa Fe Trail brought an influx of settlers; an army post was established there following U.S. occupation in 1846.

Since the 1930s more than 100 federal agencies have been established in the city, and the development of nuclear, aerospace, and solar research industries after World War II caused a large population influx.

At an altitude of 5,314 ft and with a dry, warm climate, the city also became known as a health center for the treatment of tuberculosis. Tourism is important to the economy, and the city is a service center for ranching, mining, and timber operations.

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