Named after the Duke of Albuquerque, viceroy of New Spain in 1706 Home of the National Atomic Museum. The World Bridge Championships were held in Albuquerque in 1994. A city council member in Albuquerque, N.M., introduced a resolution a few years ago to ban Santa Claus from the city. The matter was defeated. Famous people from Albuquerque: Robert Crichton, Al and Bobby Unser, and Slim Summerville