Santa Fe | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Pushpin Map: | Spain Province of Granada#Spain Andalusia#Spain |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Spain |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Autonomous community |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | Granada |
Subdivision Type3: | Comarca |
Subdivision Name3: | Vega de Granada |
Subdivision Type4: | Judicial district |
Subdivision Name4: | Santa Fe |
Coordinates: | 37.1892°N -3.7178°W |
Elevation M: | 582 |
Area Total Km2: | 38.20 |
Population Demonym: | Santaferino, -na |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Blank Name Sec1: | Official language(s) |
Blank Info Sec1: | Spanish |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 18320 |
Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
Leader Title: | Alcalde |
Leader Name: | Juan Cobo Ortiz (2023) |
Leader Party: | PP |
Santa Fe is a Spanish municipality in the province of Granada, situated in the Vega de Granada, irrigated by the river Genil. The town was originally built by the Catholic armies besieging Granada (c. 1490) after a fire destroyed much of their encampment. The Capitulations of Santa Fe between Columbus and the Catholic Monarchs were signed there shortly after the fall of Granada (2 January 1492) on 17 April 1492, and the city therefore advertises itself as "the cradle of hispanicity".[1]
The municipality is jointly-eponymous with Santa Fe, New Mexico in the United States.[2] [3] Both cities feature a castle, lion, and the Spanish imperial eagle on their official seals and flags.[2]
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Spain.
Santa Fe is twinned with: