7 decades before the Mormon pioneers, Spanish missionaries explored Utah. Here’s why.

7 decades before the Mormon pioneers, Spanish missionaries explored Utah. Here’s why.

While George Washington led a revolution in the colonies 250 years ago, Indigenous Americans helped missionaries navigate through what Utahns now call Spanish Fork Canyon. (Abigail Landwehr | The Salt Lake Tribune) A depiction of The Domínguez–Escalante Expedition, featuring two Spanish friars, Atanasio Domínguez and Silvestre Vélez de Escalante, is displayed on the ceiling of the Utah Capitol on Thursday, June 25, 2026.

Source: Salt Lake Tribune

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