Isn't Albuquerque a Spanish word/name ?

[left-of-center2012]

My latest issue of Albuquerque Magazine has a blurb which says:

"Did you know?
Albuquerque is the only word in the English language which repeats the letter sequence 'que' twice.

[TreasonousBastard]

1. Named for the Duke of Albuquerque...

a city in Spain.

Wouldn't be a bit surprised if there were Arabic roots, though, going back to the moors.

[Xipe Totec]

5. Albukrek is an Arabic last name nt

[ann---]

2. Here is the etymology of

the word Albuquerque. It IS used in the English Language
even though its root is not here.

http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=Albuquerque

[Erich Bloodaxe BSN]

3. I think it translates as

'Place where you take a wrong turn'.

[niyad]

4. here:

Word Origin and History for Albuquerque

city in New Mexico, U.S., founded 1706 and named for Spanish administrator and viceroy of Mexico Francisco Fernández de la Cueva, Duque de Alburquerque (1617-1676); name altered by association with Portuguese soldier Alfonso de Albuquerque (1453-1515), both named from Alburquerque, a town in Spain close to the Portuguese border, meaning "white oak;" ultimately from Latin albus "white" and quercus "oak.

[SheilaT]

6. The original duke the city is named for had another r in his name:

Duke of Alburquerque. Have no idea why that first r got dropped.

[El Supremo]

7. The Duke City!

[left-of-center2012]

8. So .........

While used in the USA, it is not an English word any more than Socorro (NM).