FIRST White Men to arrive here - Filmore, UT
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According to this historical marker, two Spanish priests were the first White Men to explore this area - in Filmore, Utah.
Waymark Code: WM1B4C3
Location: Utah, United States
Date Posted: 12/02/2024
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This Utah Historical Marker describes the attempt of two Spanish priests, Father Escalante and Father Dominguez, to find a route from Santa Fe, New Mexico to Monterey, California. The marker claims that they were the first Europeans to travel through this area.
The marker text is:
The written history of the Intermountain Region begins in 1776 with the remarkably accurate diary of Father Escalante, a Spanish Franciscan priest. He and Father Dominguez, together with eight companions, were the first white men known to have been here.
On a futile fourney, trying to locate a direct route between Santa Fe, New Mexico, center of Catholic missionary activities, and Monterey, California, recently established Port of Entry for goods from Spain and southern Mexico, they traversed most of Utah, east and south of the Salt Lake Valley. On the return journey to Santa Fe, they crossed this divide in October, 1776.
The history of their wanderings over strange trails, and their missionary work among Indian tribes, furnishes one of the most impressive accounts of exploration and heroism in the history of the West. Their travels extended more than 600 miles over mountains and deserts, without competent guides or a knowledge of the country before them, and depending only upon information and assistance from the Indians, they endured untold hardship and privation, finally reaching Santa Fe on January 2, 1777.
FIRST - Classification Variable: Person or Group
Date of FIRST: 10/01/1776
More Information - Web URL: Not listed
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