Santa Fe, Granada

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. 1490-1492) 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".^[2]

Santa Fe
Municipality
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Santa Fe
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Coordinates: 37°11′21″N 3°43′4″W
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Andalusia
Province	Granada
Comarca	Vega de Granada
Judicial district	Santa Fe
Government
• Alcalde	Juan Cobo Ortiz (2023) (PP)
Area
• Total	38.20 km2 (14.75 sq mi)
Elevation	582 m (1,909 ft)
Population  (2018)[1]
• Total	14,986
• Density	390/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Santaferino, -na
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	18320
Official language(s)	Spanish
Website	Official website

The municipality is jointly-eponymous with Santa Fe, New Mexico in the United States.^[3][4] Both cities feature a castle, lion, and the Spanish imperial eagle on their official seals and flags.^[3]

International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Spain

Twin towns – sister cities

Santa Fe is twinned with:

• Vire-Normandie, France^[5]
• Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States^[3][4]

See also

• List of municipalities in Granada