San Miguel Mission, Santa Fe, New Mexico

San Miguel Mission is a Spanish colonial mission church in Santa Fe. It is the oldest church in the United States, having been built between 1610 and 1626 by the Tlaxcalan Indians from Mexico who accompanied Peralta the founder of Santa Fe. The adobe walls and altar are original work.

New Mexico's second Spanish governor, Don Pedro de Peralta founded a new city at the foot of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains in 1607, which he called La Villa Real de la Santa Fe de San Francisco de Asís, the Royal Town of the Holy Faith of Saint Francis of Assisi. In 1610, he made it the capital of the province, which it has almost constantly remained, making it the oldest state capital in the United States.

The church was damaged during the Pueblo Revolt of 1680 but was rebuilt in 1710 following the Spanish reconquest and served for a time as a chapel for Spanish soldiers.

The wooden reredos, which includes a wooden statue of Saint Michael dating back to 1709. Though the church has been repaired and rebuilt numerous times over the years, its original adobe walls are still largely intact.