What is the oldest capital city in the United States, founded as a Spanish colony in 1610?
Santa Fe, New Mexico
The answer was Santa Fe, New Mexico. Here's the why, the decoys, and the source trail.
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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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- St. Augustine, Florida - a decoy; it may live near the same topic, but it does not answer this exact clue.
- Santa Fe, New Mexico - correct answer.
- Jamestown, Virginia - a decoy; it may live near the same topic, but it does not answer this exact clue.
- Boston, Massachusetts - a decoy; it may live near the same topic, but it does not answer this exact clue.
Santa Fe, New Mexico is the one to remember. 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. Santa Fe sits at about 7,199 feet above sea level, making it the highest state capital in the United States.
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Sources: Wikipedia — Santa Fe, New Mexico