In the early 1800s, Latinos worked in Oregon
as miners, mule packers, and vaqueros, or cowboys.
Even earlier, Spanish explorers traveled up and down the Oregon
coast and gave names to locations such as Cape Blanco and
Heceta Head. In fact, prior to 1819 Oregon was a Spanish
territory, and until 1848 the U.S.-Mexico border was just
south of Ashland, Oregon.
Written by Kathierine Wallig
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