La Plaza de los Leones

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La Plaza de los Leones is the original Spanish name for the town now known as Walsenburg, Colorado, reflecting its early Hispanic heritage and settlement history.

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La Plaza de los Leones canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former town name ⓘ
historic place name ⓘ
associatedWith early settlement history of Walsenburg, Colorado ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
culturalContext Spanish colonial and Mexican-era frontier communities ⓘ
ethnolinguisticAssociation Spanish-speaking settlers ⓘ
hasLanguage Spanish ⓘ
historicalRole original town designation before the adoption of the name Walsenburg ⓘ
locatedIn Colorado ⓘ
Huerfano County, Colorado ⓘ
nameMeaning The Plaza of the Lions ⓘ
originalNameOf Walsenburg, Colorado ⓘ
predecessorOf the English name "Walsenburg" ⓘ
presentStatus no longer an official town name ⓘ
preserved in local historical references ⓘ
reflectsHeritage Hispanic heritage ⓘ
early Hispanic settlement in southern Colorado ⓘ
region southern Colorado ⓘ
linked to: Southern Colorado
toponymType Hispanic place name ⓘ
usedInPeriod 19th century ⓘ

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Walsenburg, Colorado → originalName → La Plaza de los Leones ⓘ