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*[https://catalog.denverlibrary.org/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.6&pos=1 Denver Public Library. Society of Colorado Pioneers records, 1872-1950] | *[https://catalog.denverlibrary.org/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.6&pos=1 Denver Public Library. Society of Colorado Pioneers records, 1872-1950] | ||
==Background== | |||
Since the 1840s, when the first Mexican land grants were made in southeastern Colorado, there has been a Hispanic population in the state. Settlers from the older Spanish colonies of New Mexico were in the San Luis Valley as early as 1851. | Since the 1840s, when the first Mexican land grants were made in southeastern Colorado, there has been a Hispanic population in the state. Settlers from the older Spanish colonies of New Mexico were in the San Luis Valley as early as 1851. | ||
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