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Santa Fe
Flag of Santa Fe
Flag
Coat of arms of Santa Fe
Coat of arms
Location of Santa Fe
Location of Santa Fe
Santa Fe is located in Province of Granada
Santa Fe
Santa Fe
Location in Province of Granada
Santa Fe is located in Andalusia
Santa Fe
Santa Fe
Location in Andalusia
Santa Fe is located in Spain
Santa Fe
Santa Fe
Location in Spain
Country  Spain
Autonomous community  Andalusia
Province Granada
Comarca Vega de Granada
Judicial district Santa Fe
Area
 • Total 38.20 km2 (14.75 sq mi)
Elevation
582 m (1,909 ft)
Population
 (2018)
 • Total 14,986
 • Density 392.30/km2 (1,016.06/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Santaferino, -na
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
18320
Official language(s) Spanish

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".

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

International relations

Twin towns – sister cities

Santa Fe is twinned with:

See also

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