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1. www.lasvegasnevada.gov › who-is-rafael-riveraWho is Rafael Rivera? - Las Vegas Nevada

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   Rafael Rivera was a Mexican scout who inadvertently came across the Las Vegas Valley in January 1830 while searching for water. His trip made him essential to history because he was the first non-native American to make it into Las Vegas.

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3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Raphael_RiveraRaphael Rivera - Wikipedia

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   Statue of Rafael Rivera in Las Vegas. Rafael Rivera was a Mexican scout that took part in Antonio Armijo's Spanish Trail expedition from Nuevo México in 1829. Armijo led a trader caravan group to Los Angeles, California on Christmas Day about 100 miles northeast of present-day Las Vegas a scouting party rode west in search for water. The ...

4. www.8newsnow.com › hidden-history › hispanicHighlighting Raphael Rivera: Historians believe he was first ...

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   Sep 24, 2020 · LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — 8 News NOW is celebrating Hispanic heritage this month, so now it’s time to shine a spotlight on Raphael Rivera. Raphael Rivera was a Mexican Scout who is believed to be the first westerner to make it into the Las Vegas valley.

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5. www.friendsofthefort.orgFriends Of The Fort | Where Las Vegas Began.

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   So much so that, in 1829, Rafael Rivera, a scout in the party of a Mexican trader, named the area The Meadows; or Las Vegas in Spanish. In 1844, John C. Fremont labeled it Las Vegas Springs on his maps of the area.

6. www.hmdb.org › mRafael Rivera - The Historical Marker Database

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   Mar 14, 2010 · This historical marker commemorates the valor and service of pioneer scout Rafael Rivera, the first Caucasian of record to view and traverse Las Vegas valley. Scouting for Antonia Armijo's sixty man trading party from Abiquiu, N.M. in January 1830.

7. lasvegassun.com › news › 2010Where are the original springs discovered by Rafael Rivera ...

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   Nov 26, 2010 · Historians don’t know what Rafael Rivera encountered when, as a scout for an 1829-30 expedition from Santa Fe to California, he struck out to the north and became the first European to enter...

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   Why was Las Vegas named after Rafael Rivera?

   • The abundant artesian spring water discovered at Las Vegas shortened the Spanish Trail to Los Angeles. About 14 years later after Rivera's discovery, John C. Frémont led an expedition west and camped at Las Vegas Springs on May 13, 1844. The Rafael Rivera Park, Community Center and Rafael Rivera, a street, are named after him.

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   Who owns Rafael Rivera Park in Las Vegas?

   • The Rafael Rivera Park, Community Center and Rafael Rivera Way, a street, are named after him. In Las Vegas, the city owns the Rafael Rivera Community Center. It is leased to the Latin Chamber of Commerce, and they sublease it to the Immigrant Home Foundation, which is also known as Casa del Inmigrante.

   Who is Rafael Rivera? - Las Vegas Nevada

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   Who owns the Rafael Rivera community center in Las Vegas?

   • In Las Vegas, the city owns the Rafael Rivera Community Center. It is leased to the Latin Chamber of Commerce, and they sublease it to the Immigrant Home Foundation, which is also known as Casa del Inmigrante. The non-profit is well known for providing services to the immigrant population, predominantly from Latin American countries.

   Who is Rafael Rivera? - Las Vegas Nevada

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   Did Rivera go to Las Vegas before he knew the Mojave tribes?

   • Armejo’s diary revealed that one of the outriders, Rivera went to the area before he knew where the Mojave tribes were. For centuries the major trade routing linking Spanish settlements in Santa Fe and Los Angeles bypassed the Las Vegas valley, but when Rivera took a detour to do some exploration, he entered the valley and came across some springs.

   Highlighting Raphael Rivera: Historians believe he was first westerner

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9. shpo.nv.gov › historical-markers › rafel-riveraRafael Rivera | SHPO - Nevada

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   This historical marker commemorates the valor and service of pioneer scout Rafael Rivera, the first European American of record to view and traverse Las Vegas Valley, who scouted for Antonio Armijo’s sixty-man trading party from Abiquiu, New Mexico.