By "Spanish", I mean Spanish people who settled in northern New Mexico and southern Colorado. They were the first European settlers in this part of the country, other than some trappers and other traders. They were here before there was a USA or Mexico. Please study up a bit.
"Please study up a bit."
You said, "Spanish", which fits many ,many people. So, before you go making educational insults, try being more specific. I suggest you study literature and writing a bit more to understand the concept of being succinct.