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Casa Bonita (lit. ' pretty house ' in Spanish) is a Mexican restaurant in Lakewood, Colorado, located within the Lamar Station Plaza. [6] It first opened in 1974, and was originally part of a chain of Mexican entertainment restaurants that started in Oklahoma City.
1821- Mexico wins independence from Spain. Mexico grows concerned about protecting its northernmost territory from North Americans and US citizens. To reinforce Mexican claims of what is now part of Colorado, Gov. Manuel Armijo creates land grants to attract settlers. [2] 1833- A group of 80 families from Abiquiu and Taos migrated to modern-day ...
The Colorado Springs, CO, Metropolitan Statistical Area is a United States Office of Management and Budget defined Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) located in the Colorado Springs region of the State of Colorado. The 2020 United States census counted a population of 755,105, [2] an increase of 17.0% since the 2010 United States Census.
Colorado has a high proportion of Hispanic, mostly Mexican-American, citizens in Metropolitan Denver, Colorado Springs, as well as the smaller cities of Greeley and Pueblo, and elsewhere. Southern, Southwestern, and Southeastern Colorado have a large number of Hispanos, the descendants of the early settlers of colonial Spanish origin.
The Pueblo County Courthouse has a large brass top easily seen from Interstate 25 to the east. The Hotel Vail in downtown Pueblo [8]. Pueblo (/ ˈ p w ɛ b l oʊ / PWEB-loh) [9] is a home rule municipality that is the county seat and the most populous municipality of Pueblo County, Colorado, United States. [1]
The Colorado River (Spanish: Río Colorado) is one of the principal rivers (along with the Rio Grande) in the Southwestern United States and in northern Mexico. The 1,450-mile-long (2,330 km) river, the 5th longest in the United States, drains an expansive, arid watershed that encompasses parts of seven U.S. states and two Mexican states.
A constitutional amendment creating the Great Outdoors Colorado Program Passed 876,424 (58.20%) 629,490 (41.80%) Amendment 9 A constitutional amendment allowing limited gambling in the Central Platte Valley Failed 292,961 (19.62%) 1,200,336 (80.38%) Amendment 10 An initiative banning the use of bait and dogs in black bear hunting Passed