La Plaza de los Leones
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La Plaza de los Leones is the original Spanish name for the town now known as Walsenburg, Colorado, reflecting its early Hispanic heritage and settlement history.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| La Plaza de los Leones canonical | 1 |
Statements (20)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former town name
ⓘ
historic place name ⓘ |
| associatedWith | early settlement history of Walsenburg, Colorado ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalContext | Spanish colonial and Mexican-era frontier communities ⓘ |
| ethnolinguisticAssociation | Spanish-speaking settlers ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Spanish ⓘ |
| historicalRole | original town designation before the adoption of the name Walsenburg ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Colorado
ⓘ
Huerfano County, Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | The Plaza of the Lions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalNameOf | Walsenburg, Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessorOf | the English name "Walsenburg" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentStatus |
no longer an official town name
ⓘ
preserved in local historical references ⓘ |
| reflectsHeritage |
Hispanic heritage
ⓘ
early Hispanic settlement in southern Colorado ⓘ |
| region | southern Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| toponymType | Hispanic place name ⓘ |
| usedInPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.