Dchistory 462

Colorado

By MicahJ
  • Feb 26, 1540

    The first Europeans to venture into Colorado, the Spanish

    The first Europeans to venture into Colorado, the Spanish

  • Explorer La Salle appropriates for France all of the area now known as Colorado east of the Rocky Mountains

    Explorer La Salle appropriates for France all of the area now known as Colorado east of the Rocky Mountains

  • Juan Maria Rivera leads Spanish expedition into San Juan and Sangre de Cristo Mountains in search of gold and silver

    Juan Maria Rivera leads Spanish expedition into San Juan and Sangre de Cristo Mountains in search of gold and silver

  • Spain ceded a vast area, including Colorado, to Napoleon Bonaparte and the French

    Spain ceded a vast area, including Colorado, to Napoleon Bonaparte and the French

  • Colorado sold by Napoleon the United States as the "Louisiana Purchase"

    Colorado sold by Napoleon the United States as the "Louisiana Purchase"

  • William Green Russell, a Georgia miner, discovers several hundred dollars worth of gold at the mouth of Dry Creek in the present-day Denver suburb of Englewood

    William Green Russell, a Georgia miner, discovers several hundred dollars worth of gold at the mouth of Dry Creek in the present-day Denver suburb of Englewood

  • Congress votes statehood for Colorado

    Congress votes statehood for Colorado

  • Denver and Pacific Railroad is constructed to connect Denver with Union Pacific at Cheyenne, Wyoming

    Denver and Pacific Railroad is constructed to connect Denver with Union Pacific at Cheyenne, Wyoming