A flag on Spanish soil

1807

Pike's men reached the mouth of the Conejos on January 31, 1807 and built a small log stockade. It sat on Spanish land. Spanish soldiers found them and escorted them to Chihuahua for questioning.

Photo: Joseph Scott Mendenhall (per page 4 of this document, Mendenhall was an NPS employee), Public domain, source

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