Block, Siteadmin, SkipCaptcha, Upload, Automoderated users, edit
3,587
edits
Changes
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Line 6:
Line 6: − − The state is named after the Colorado River. This, in turn, was so named in 1776 by a Jesuit, Francisco Garcia, for its muddy or red waters (''colorado'' being the Spanish for 'red').<ref>Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names (Oxford 2005) p 116</ref> Line 21:
Line 19: + − It is believed that the Spanish explorer [[Francisco Coronado]] was the first European on record to have entered the land that is now Colorado. <ref> http://www.colorado.gov/ </ref> The Spanish called the area Colorado because of its red colored earth. +
how the land was named is already covered below - first was in 1541 by explorer Francisco Cornoado-adding info below
The [[United States Air Force Academy]] is located in [[Colorado Springs]], Colorado.
The [[United States Air Force Academy]] is located in [[Colorado Springs]], Colorado.
==Elevation==
==Elevation==
The [[Native American]] (Indian) groups indigenous to Colorado were the [[Anasazi]] and [[Utes]] who lived in the mountainous regions, and several tribes who lived in the flatlands and near the rivers at various times including the [[Cheyenne]], [[Arapaho]], [[Kiowa]], [[Comanche]], [[Pawnee]] and [[Sioux]]. <ref> http://www.colorado.gov/dpa/doit/archives/history/histfaqs.htm </ref>
The [[Native American]] (Indian) groups indigenous to Colorado were the [[Anasazi]] and [[Utes]] who lived in the mountainous regions, and several tribes who lived in the flatlands and near the rivers at various times including the [[Cheyenne]], [[Arapaho]], [[Kiowa]], [[Comanche]], [[Pawnee]] and [[Sioux]]. <ref> http://www.colorado.gov/dpa/doit/archives/history/histfaqs.htm </ref>
It is believed that the Spanish explorer Francisco Vázquez de Coronado was the first European on record to have entered the land that is now Colorado. <ref> http://www.colorado.gov/ </ref> The Spanish called the area Colorado because of its red colored earth.
The name is also sometimes credited to a Jesuit, Francisco Garcia, who in 1776 named the land after the Colorado River. <ref>Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names (Oxford 2005) p 116</ref>
The United States acquired land including part of what is now Colorado in 1803 through the [[Louisiana Purchase]]. In 1848 through the [[Treaty of Hidalgo]], [[Mexico]] ceded to the United States more land that is now part of Colorado, and the Federal Government purchased the remainder of it in 1850. Before gaining statehood, Colorado was part of the [[Nebraska]], [[Utah]], [[Kansas]], and [[New Mexico]] Territories, and in 1861 [[Congress]] created the Territory of Colorado. The state now encompasses 104,247 square miles.
The United States acquired land including part of what is now Colorado in 1803 through the [[Louisiana Purchase]]. In 1848 through the [[Treaty of Hidalgo]], [[Mexico]] ceded to the United States more land that is now part of Colorado, and the Federal Government purchased the remainder of it in 1850. Before gaining statehood, Colorado was part of the [[Nebraska]], [[Utah]], [[Kansas]], and [[New Mexico]] Territories, and in 1861 [[Congress]] created the Territory of Colorado. The state now encompasses 104,247 square miles.