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Hispanics And Latinos In Utah
The state of Utah has an increasingly diverse population, home to hundreds of thousands of Hispanic and Latino (ethnic categories), Hispanic/Latino people who share ancestry from Latin American countries. It is estimated that there are roughly 383,400 residents of Hispanic/Latino descent currently living in Utah. Brief history Spanish explorers and Mexican beginnings Possibly the first Spanish expedition into the lands now known as Utah was in 1541, captained by García López de Cárdenas, Garci-Lopez de Cardenas, and recorded by Francisco Vázquez de Coronado, Francisco de Coronado. Utah was incorporated into the Province of Las Californias. In 1776 the government of New Spain authorized friars Silvestre Vélez de Escalante, Silvestre Velez de Escalante and Francisco Atanacio Dominguez to explore territory controlled by the Ute people, Utes, now modern day Colorado, Utah, and northern New Mexico. Five Mexican Indians (or mestizos, men of mixed race of Spanish and indigenous ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Utah
Utah ( , ) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. Utah is a landlocked U.S. state bordered to its east by Colorado, to its northeast by Wyoming, to its north by Idaho, to its south by Arizona, and to its west by Nevada. Utah also touches a corner of New Mexico in the southeast. Of the fifty U.S. states, Utah is the 13th-largest by area; with a population over three million, it is the 30th-most-populous and 11th-least-densely populated. Urban development is mostly concentrated in two areas: the Wasatch Front in the north-central part of the state, which is home to roughly two-thirds of the population and includes the capital city, Salt Lake City; and Washington County in the southwest, with more than 180,000 residents. Most of the western half of Utah lies in the Great Basin. Utah has been inhabited for thousands of years by various indigenous groups such as the ancient Puebloans, Navajo and Ute. The Spanish were the first Europe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
