Guadaloupe County, Colorado Territory Explained

Guadalupe County was one of the original 17 counties created by the Territory of Colorado in 1861. Guadalupe County existed for only six days before being renamed Conejos County.

History

On 1861-11-01, the Colorado General Assembly created Guadalupe County and 16 other counties as the first counties of the Territory of Colorado.^[1] Six days later on 1861-11-07, the Colorado General Assembly decided to change the name of Guadalupe County to Conejos County.^[2]

See also

• Outline of Colorado
• Index of Colorado-related articles
• Historic Colorado counties
  • Conejos County, Colorado

Notes and References

1. Web site: Colorado County History . COGenWeb Project . 2007 . 2007-01-30.
2. Web site: Colorado County Evolution . Don Stanwyck . 2003 . 2007-01-30 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070205102713/http://www.stanwyck.com/cogenweb/cocounties.html . 2007-02-05 .