Historic Santa Fe was built on the conquest of Native peoples. Every Conquistador and his underling has a street, park or shopping mall named in his honor. But try searching for Popé Plaza, Calle Catiti, Tupatu Trails, or any other public byway honoring the 17th century revolutionaries of the Pueblo Revolt of 1680. They’re nowhere on the map, literally.

In January 2016, the city’s mayor, and Arts Commission, contracted Dr. Estevan Rael-Galvez, a former New Mexico State historian and artistic leader of the National Hispanic Cultural Center, to create a cultural map of the city. This kind of creative mapmaking was envisioned as a vehicle for the community to inventory its cultural assets, and prepare a roadmap for the way forward toward enriched equity and economic capacity.

On January 12, 2017, after a process of public engagement via meetings, surveys and public commenting, additional research, reflection and writing, the 112 pages of analysis, colorful graphs, charts, illustrations and appendices that comprise “Culture Connects Santa Fe: A Cultural Cartography” were unveiled.

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