Atilano Collection
Owning Institution: Escondido Public Library, Pioneer Room
About this Collection
Maximino "Max" Limón Atilano (8 June 1900 - 2 December 1992) brought music to Escondido, California. He worked as a foreman for the Escondido Citrus Union and gathered members of his picking crew into a band. Atilano played a 1732 Stratevaria violin and was a fixture at Grape Days. Atilano was a devout Catholic who purchased a bell for St. Mary's Church, installed in 1929. Atilano celebrated and uplifted the Mexican-American community, hosting Mexican Independence Day and Cinco de Mayo celebrations in Escondido. He was proud of his American citizenship, received on Thanksgiving Day, 1947.Atilano moved from San Juan de los Lagos, Jalisco, Mexico to Escondido in 1916 and lived there the rest of his life. He was a member of St. Mary's Church, the Spanish-American Club, and the Knights of Columbus.
For more information, see the Pioneer Room clipping files, biography files, and the DigitalReel Times-Advocate newspaper archive. View this collection on the contributor's website.
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