John C. Fremont, the man showing the pathJohn C. Fremont, deschizătorul de drumuri
Discovery is never a work done by a single person and is not emphasized by a debate with regards to who “discovered” Las Vegas, especially for European colonists. Remarkable arguments have been brought by at least three path-showing men. Antonia Amijo, a merchant from New Mexico was the one who organized a trade expedition to California between 1829 and 1830. Rafael Rivera, one of Amijo’s scouts, who most likely camped within the...
Las Vegas, the History (Part 1)Istoria Las Vegasului, partea I
This city doesn’t need an introduction. It is the most famous gambling city in the World, but its history was a fuss! Here we begin a long series of its in-detail backgrounds… The City The first reported European visitor to the Las Vegas Valley was Raphael Rivera in 1829. Las Vegas was named by Spaniards in the Antonio Armijo party, who used the water in the area while heading north and west along the Old Spanish Trail from Texas. In...
