These opening remarks were given by History Colorado's Executive Director Dawn DiPrince on February 3rd, 2023, to commemorate the opening of the display of the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo at the History Colorado Center in Denver.

The more we explore the history of Colorado’s borderlands the more we want to know. This syllabus is designed to provide resources to people — like us — who want to know more and learn more about the unique heritage and culture of the Borderlands of Southern Colorado.