Borderlands of Southern Colorado Initiative

Borderlands of Southern Colorado Initiative

Borderlands of Southern Colorado shares the sweeping saga of beauty and conflict steeped in cultural differences, colonizations, and clashing ideologies about land ownership before and after the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. Through exhibits, programs and experiences, the Borderlands of Southern Colorado showcases the human stories and the landscapes that define Colorado’s borderlands and are essential to knowing our roots as a state.

Exhibits

Remedios, Medicine, and Health

Trinidad History Museum

The Santa Fe Trail

Trinidad History Museum

Unsilenced: Indigenous Enslavement in Southern Colorado

Fort Garland

Borderlands of Southern Colorado

El Pueblo History Museum

Borderlands of Southern Colorado

History Colorado Center

Map of Mexico showing the modern southwest United States and as far north and east as Missouri. Different colors show the states of 1840s Mexico

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

Limited-time display at the History Colorado Center

Events & Programs

Learn more about the speaker series →

Additional Resources

See our Borderlands of Southern Colorado Syllabus for recommendations on readings, podcasts, videos, and more.

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Fronteras: The Borderlands of Southern Colorado Society

History Colorado members can deepen their involvement and support the Borderlands of Southern Colorado initiative by joining Fronteras, the Borderlands of Southern Colorado Society. By making a contribution to join Fronteras, you are connecting to others who share your special interest in the understanding and scholarship of the Borderlands. Join now →

In the News

Historic images from the “Borderlands of Southern Colorado” explore daily lives of people who have called the region home - Denver Post, February 2021

New Exhibits, Right on Time: Three Shows at History Colorado Center - History Colorado, January 2021

Trinidad History Museum looks at health care in city’s early days - Huerfano World Journal, May 2019

Second Borderlands exhibit opens at Trinidad History Museum - Pueblo Chieftain, May 2019

When Families Were Split On 'The Borderlands Of Southern Colorado' - Colorado Public Radio, May 2018

The Historic Treaty That Defined Southern Colorado Comes to Pueblo - 5280 Magazine, April 2018

Remembering history in Pueblo: The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo - 9News, May 2018