Spanish Colorado

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Spanish Colorado was a colonial-era region in North America administered by the Spanish Crown, encompassing parts of what is now the U.S. state of Colorado.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf colonial-era territory
historical region
administeredBy Spanish Crown NERFINISHED
borderedBy French colonial territories (various periods)
Indigenous nations of the Great Plains
Indigenous nations of the Rocky Mountains
colonialAdministrationCenter distant from main centers in New Spain
colonialPower Spain NERFINISHED
continent North America
country Spanish Empire
culturalInfluence Indigenous North American cultures
Spanish
economyActivity limited ranching
trade with Indigenous peoples
governanceType royal colony
governedAsPartOf provinces of New Spain
historicalPeriod Spanish colonial era
includedRegion parts of the Great Plains
parts of the Southern Rocky Mountains
languageUsed Spanish
legalSystem Spanish colonial law
locatedInPresentDay Colorado NERFINISHED
United States NERFINISHED
militaryRole frontier defense zone of New Spain
partOf New Spain NERFINISHED
northern frontier of New Spain
populationCharacteristic inhabited by diverse Indigenous peoples
sparsely populated by Spanish settlers
religionOfficial Roman Catholicism
sovereignUntil Mexico War of Independence NERFINISHED
successorState First Mexican Empire NERFINISHED
Mexico NERFINISHED
United States of America NERFINISHED
transferOfControl as part of northern Mexican territories ceded to the United States

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Crown of Spain hasPart Spanish Colorado