Guadalupe County was one of the original 17 counties

County (United States)

In the United States, a county is a geographic subdivision of a state , usually assigned some governmental authority. The term "county" is used in 48 of the 50 states; Louisiana is divided into parishes and Alaska into boroughs. Parishes and boroughs are called "county-equivalents" by the U.S...

 created by the Territory of Colorado in 1861. Guadalupe County existed for only six days before being renamed Conejos County

Conejos County, Colorado

Conejos County is one of the 64 counties of the State of Colorado in the United States. The county population was 8,400 at U.S. Census 2000. The county seat is the unincorporated town of Conejos.-History:...

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History

On 1861-11-01, the Colorado General Assembly

Colorado General Assembly

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 created Guadalupe County and 16 other counties as the first counties of the Territory of Colorado. Six days later on 1861-11-07, the Colorado General Assembly

Colorado General Assembly

The Colorado General Assembly is the state legislature of the State of Colorado.-Constitutional definition:The Colorado Constitution establishes a system of government based on the separation of powers doctrine with power divided among three "departments": executive, legislative and judicial...

 decided to change the name of Guadalupe County to Conejos County

Conejos County, Colorado

Conejos County is one of the 64 counties of the State of Colorado in the United States. The county population was 8,400 at U.S. Census 2000. The county seat is the unincorporated town of Conejos.-History:...

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