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Archuleta County was created by the Colorado legislature on April 14, 1885, out of western Conejos County.It was named for Jose Manuel Archuleta, "head of one of the old Spanish families of New Mexico", [3] and in honor of his son Antonio D. Archuleta, who was the Senator from Conejos County at the time.
Chimney Rock National Monument is a 4,726-acre (1,913 ha) U.S. National Monument in San Juan National Forest in southwestern Colorado which includes an archaeological site. This area is located in Archuleta County, Colorado , between Durango and Pagosa Springs , and is managed for archaeological protection, public interpretation, and education.
Pagosa Springs (Ute language: Pagwöösa, Navajo language: Tó Sido Háálį́) is a home rule municipality that is the county seat, the most populous community, and the only incorporated municipality in Archuleta County, Colorado, United States. [1] [7] The population was 1,571 at the 2020 census. [5]
Contents: Counties in Colorado (links in italic lead to a new page) Adams - Alamosa - Arapahoe - Archuleta - Baca - Bent - Boulder - Broomfield - Chaffee - Cheyenne - Clear Creek - Conejos - Costilla - Crowley - Custer - Delta - Denver - Dolores - Douglas - Eagle - El Paso - Elbert - Fremont - Garfield - Gilpin - Grand - Gunnison - Hinsdale - Huerfano - Jackson - Jefferson - Kiowa - Kit Carson ...
State of Colorado: County: Archuleta County [1] Tribe: Southern Ute Indian Tribe: Government ... History Colorado This page was last edited on 1 February 2025, at 22 ...
Pages in category "National Register of Historic Places in Archuleta County, Colorado" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
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In 1644, Juan de Archuleta led the first known Spanish expedition to the Arkansas River valley in Colorado. Archuleta's objective was to find and force Pueblo Indians from Taos who had fled Spanish rule to El Quartelejo, a vaguely defined region from the Arkansas River northward. He found the runaway Pueblos near present day Las Animas.