The San Luis Valley: History at a Cultural Crossroad

Presenter:
Dr. Charles Nicholas Saenz

Home to many firsts in the state’s history, the San Luis Valley enjoys recognition as “the place where Colorado began.” Nick Saenz explores the meaning of this phrase as it relates to a history of conflict and collaboration along the borderlands of the Río Grande. Understand how Colorado emerged as a contested space at the juncture of Native, Latino, and Anglo experiences in the San Luis Valley.

Sunday, January 9, 2022, 2pm
Lecture at The Tattered Cover
2526 E Colfax Ave
Denver, CO 80206
Tattered Cover lecture registration information coming soon.

Sunday, January 9, 2022, 6pm
Dinner Lecture at The Fort
19192 Highway 8, Morrison, CO 80465

Dinner Lecture Menu: Chips, guacamole and salsa, Fort signature salad, with damiana vinaigrette dressing; 4oz Buffalo Tenderloin served with four jumbo shrimp, grilled, chef’s vegetables and Fort Potatoes-Dessert- a piece of chile chocolate bourbon cake. Includes house red or white wine, or non-alcoholic colonche prickly pear lemonade.

Dinner Lecture Ticket Purchase and Reservations may be made by calling Tesoro Cultural Center at 303-839-1671 or using the BUY button here: https://www.tesoroculturalcenter.org/historic-lecture-series/