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What is the oldest capital city in the United States, founded as a Spanish colony in 1610?
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Santa Fe, New Mexico
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Santa Fe, New Mexico, was founded in 1610 as the capital of the Spanish province of Nuevo México, making it the oldest state capital in the United States. St. Augustine is the oldest continuously occupied European settlement in the U.S. but is not a state capital.
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