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American pioneer settlers who followed the Santa Fe Trail to [[Portal:Colorado|Colorado]], or northern [[Portal:New Mexico|New Mexico]] would appear in land records, censuses, and possibly county histories. Few appear in lists as the earliest settlers because the Spanish speaking pioneers from old [[Portal:Mexico|Mexico]] via the [[Camino Real de Tierra Adentro|Camino Real de Tierra Adentro]] preceded them by many years.  

American settlers who travelled the Santa Fe Trail most likely would have come from [[Portal:Kansas|Kansas]], [[Portal:Missouri|Missouri]], [[Portal:Iowa|Iowa]], [[Portal:Arkansas|Arkansas]],[[Portal:Illinois|Illinois]], [[Portal:Kentucky|Kentucky]], or [[Portal:Tennessee|Tennessee]].