Latinos/Hispanics in Colorado Collection; image no. Colorado Society of Hispanic Genealogy, FrankGallegos-308.
Summary
Studio portrait of Hispanic American José Amarante García and his family. José served as sheriff and county judge in Conejos County, Colorado. Family members are identified as, front row L to R: José Victor García, Sofia García, Julián García, Erinea García, and Amarante García, Jr. Middle row: Candelaria García, José Amarante García, Avelina García, and his wife, Teodora Espinoza de García. Back row: Plácida García, Reginaldo García, and Rufina García (from his first wife, Sofia).
Date
1912
Notes
Content derived from inventory prepared by Dana EchoHawk.; From inventory: "José Amarante García served as Sheriff of Conejos County for 19 years and served as Conejos County Judge for two terms. His first wife Sofia died leaving him with eight children. He married Sofia's sister, Teodora Espinoza. Sofia's children in the photo are Candelaria, Reginaldo, Rufina and Plácida. Teodora's children in this photo are José Victor; Avelina; Sofia and Erinea." (Hispanic Pioneers in Colorado and New Mexico, Colorado Society of Hispanic Genealogy).; Scan of photograph from: Hispanic pioneers in Colorado and New Mexico / Colorado Society of Hispanic Genealogy, 2006. Source: Frank Gallegos.; Scanned image from loaned collection.; Title from inventory.; Digitization sponsored by the Library Services and Technology Act and the Center for Colorado & the West at Auraria Library.; R7001521067
