The Duke City

I'm stepping up to answer the household question of the week: Why is Albuquerque called The Duke City?

The answer is simple, my friends. Albuquerque was named after Francisco Fernández de la Cueva, Duke of Alburquerque, viceroy of New Spain.

Note that Alburquerque is not a typo. There was originally another r in Albuquerque which was dropped in the 19th century.