Francisco Atanasio Domínguez

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The route of the Dominguez-Escalante Expedition of 1776
The route of the Dominguez-Escalante Expedition of 1776
Painting of Dominguez-Escalante Expedition found in the Utah State Capitol building
Painting of Dominguez-Escalante Expedition found in the Utah State Capitol building

Francisco Atanasio Domínguez was a Franciscan missionary and explorer of the Southwest United States in 1776. He participated with Silvestre Vélez de Escalante and cartoprapher don Bernardo Miera y Pacheco, in an expedition from New Mexico trying to reach Monterey, California, during which they passed by the Grand Canyon and were the first white men to go through Utah. This group is sometime referred to as the Dominguez-Escalante Expedition.

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