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    La Gente: Colorado's Mexican History

    La Gente: Colorado's Hispano History

    Hispanos, Mexican Americans, Chicanos and Latinos played important roles in Colorado history as explorers, entrepreneurs, sociopolitical advocates, artists, and more. Explore this history beginning with the Indigenous peoples of Mesoamerica and of the Southwest to the Chicano Movement.

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    Lincoln Hills

    Lincoln Hills, 1925–1965

    Coloradans love the outdoors. But African Americans were once barred from leisure opportunities most whites took for granted. Explore a Rocky Mountain haven where African Americans could hike, fish, and camp—and leave discrimination behind.

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    Ute Tribal Paths

    Ute Tribal Paths

    Explore the history of the Ute people, Colorado's oldest inhabitants, history from time immemorial to the present day.

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    Amache

    Amache-Granada Relocation Center

    During World War II, 120,000 Japanese and Japanese Americans were forced into internment camps—including one in Colorado called "Amache." Governor Ralph L. Carr took an unpopular stance, inviting Japanese Americans to stay in Colorado after the war and publicly stating his opinion that internment was unconstitutional.

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    Bent's Fort

    The Fur Trade in Colorado: Bent's Fort

    Between 1833 and 1849, weary Santa Fe Trail travelers cheered when they saw Bent's Fort - a marketplace like no other. Before Colorado was even a state, Bent's Fort was a hub of activity and a place where goods from around the world could be traded for or purchased.

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History Colorado's online exhibits were made possible in part by the generous support from: BP America, Bonfils-Stanton Foundation, Xcel Energy and the Martin J and Mary Ann O'Fallon Fund.

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