Hispano pioneers founded Colorado's first permanent settlements. Settlers began pushing northward from Taos toward present Colorado in the early 1800s, and in 1844 the Mexican government gave the Sangre de Cristo land grant to two Taos residents. . . . — — Map (db m281598) HM
Commemorating the historical importance of the pioneers who were responsible for the first permanent settlement in Colorado.1851 ——— This tablet is the property of the State of Colorado ——— Erected by the State Historical Society of Colorado . . . — — Map (db m281599) HM
