History Of Colorado's Past
By Turner Christian's
&
Elizabeth Coyle

The Spanish

• The American Indians lived for thousands of years.
• They lived throughout the North and South.
• The Americans lived in lots parts in the world.
• For a long time people did't know some parts of the state existed.
• Christopher Columbus sent the explorers to  the Americans. 

Juan de Archulete

• juan de Archuleta was one of the first European to journey into colorado
• He lead a group of men to find runaway pueblo indian slaves.
• Archeleda chased the Indians to a group of Apache villages.
• The spanish called that place El Quartelejo. It is east of today's pueblo, Colorado.
• Archuleta also said he saw Pawnee Indians with french goods.

JUAN DE ULIBARRÍ

• Severel years after Archuleta, Juan de Ulibarri traveled to the land we call colorado
• He and 40 soldiers marched hundreds of miles to catch runaway Indians.
• Everywhere Ulibarrí went, he claimed the lans for Spain.
• While there, the Apaches told Ulibarrí about Pawnee attacks on their villiges

JUAN MARIA RIVERA

• Juan Maria de Rivera explored the region called South Colorado.
• He led an expedition through San Juan Mountains while serching for gold,silver
• The groups ended at the Gunnison River near the present day of Dilta
• Delta River had a little trace of gold.

DOMINGUEZ AND ESCLANTE

• Dominguez and Escalante have traveled at least 1,700 miles.
• Dominguez,Esclante found a route to Santa Fe New Mexico to Monterey.
• When they travelled Dominguez and Esclante ran into a lot of stormes

I hope you like learning about Colorado's past.
Thank you