who were the early settlers here?
Spanish
Colorado River
During the 16th century, the Spanish began to explore and colonize western North America.
where is the colorado river located on the map Southwestern United States and northern Mexico what are its tributaries? Gila River, Gunnison river, San Juan river, Green river, etc.
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Colorado River [SEP] Early explorers
Mountain man Jedediah Smith reached the lower Colorado by way of the Virgin River canyon in 1826. Smith called the Colorado the "Seedskeedee", as the Green River in Wyoming was known to fur trappers, correctly believing it to be a continuation of the Green and not a separate river as others believed under the Buenaventura myth. John C. Frémont's 1843 Great Basin expedition proved that no river traversed the Great Basin and Sierra Nevada, officially debunking the Buenaventura myth.