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Glorieta is in Santa Fe County, and in the North Central New Mexico region. Accommodations in Glorieta include Glorieta Conference Center. Click for more details, including other accommodations in the area, as well as online reservations. Glorieta is part of the Santa Fe, New Mexico metro area. Glorieta had its beginning a few years after the Civil War. During March of 1862 as the Confederates attempted to occupy New Mexico, a heated engagement between Confederate and Union troops occured at a position named Pigeon's Ranch near La Glorieta Pass. The battle ended with a Union victory, this ended the threat to New Mexico by the Confederates. Today, Glorieta still has many of its original buildings, while having a semi-ghost town feel to it. Remaining in Glorieta is a small mercantile store, a restaurant, a gift shop and a sprinkling of homes.
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