Why is Santa Fe New Mexicos capital?

Here's a brief history of how Santa Fe became the capital:

- In 1598, Juan de Oñate, a Spanish explorer, founded the city of Santa Fe. It was the first permanent European settlement in what would become the state of New Mexico.

- In the early 1600s, Santa Fe became the capital of the Spanish province of New Mexico, which included present-day New Mexico and parts of Arizona, Colorado, and Texas.

- In 1848, the United States annexed New Mexico as a territory after the Mexican-American War. Santa Fe remained the capital of the New Mexico Territory.

- In 1912, New Mexico became a state, and Santa Fe was designated as the state capital.

Since then, Santa Fe has remained the capital of the state of New Mexico, making it the oldest capital city in the United States.