i'm here because of the work >>> our final story tonight is about casamila pe i 1,800s. casimiro barela was mexico in 1847, one year prior e treaty, which ended the american war and transferred much of the southwest, including mexico and colorado to the united states. barela was raised in a period of change from shifting borders to advancing technology, to economic development. >> mexicans, mexi canoe s across american part for them means the -- the rights and responsibilities of citizenship. >> seeking to not just get by, but to thrive personally and financially, barela quickly built a portfolio of successful businesses. >> unlike others, he's not daunted or awed by the possibility of working with financialti to serve as justice of the peace, a community members to participate in the democracy, and ensured the colorado state constitution was written in spanish, as well as english. >> having the constitution in spanish for the community of southern colorado was a way for them to be fully welcomed into the formation of the new state. >> recognizing the importance of polit