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El Cinco de Mayo Inc. El Cinco de Mayo, Inc. was founded in 1984 with the mission of sharing Hispanic culture with Colorado Springs to foster cultural harmony and provide scholarships to help underrepresented students continue their education. The organization has awarded over $340,000 in scholarships and annually hosts the largest Cindo de Mayo celebration in Southern Colorado.
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Arte Mestizo, mural by Emanuel Martinez Painted in acrylic on the concrete wall of the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center’s parking lot, the 200 ft. x 10 ft Arte Mestizo consists of 15 panels in a wide variety of colors - from bright blues and pinks to browns, blacks, and everything in between. Rather than telling a linear narrative, each panel represent notable cultural influences in Colorado Springs from Spanish, Native, and Hispanic and Latino culture.
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Chadbourn Spanish Gospel Mission and America the Beautiful Park in Colorado Springs, Colorado Two digital photographs:
a close-up view of the front of the slightly-derelict Chadbourn Spanish Gospel Mission (built 1910);
a panoramic photo of the church on the far left and a distant view of America the Beautiful Park (built 2009) on the far right
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Conejos Street and Cimino Drive in Colorado Springs The intersection of Cimino Dr. (no outlet) and Conejos St above a stop sign.
These streets are two of the over 500 whose names contain at least one Spanish word in the Springs. These names, and their ubiquity, show how deeply Hispanic and Latino culture has pervaded the history and culture of Colorado Springs itself.
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Street names with Spanish influence in Colorado Springs through the city's expansion
In color-coded layers, this map shows the boundaries of Colorado Springs over 5 periods of time (1882, 1890, 1930, 1980, 2025) marking street names bearing at least one Spanish word. The user can toggle the different layers off and on to visualize how the city has expanded and, along with it, the strength of presence of Hispanic and Latino culture.
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Jose Alvarado's oral history of Colorado Springs Alvarado—a respected community figure—recounts his life in Colorado Springs from his childhood in the 1930s. Despite facing blatant discrimination and economic hardship, Alvarado became a leader in the local Hispanic community, known for his pride in his Hispanic and Latino heritage and his willingness to share it with others.