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Description
Photograph of Mexican American cowboys lined up at a fiesta and pasear held by the old Californian families of the San Juan-San Luis Rey region, ca.1900. Eighteen riders are lined up facing the camera and all are dressed in Western costumes. There are trees in the background. Photoprint reads: "Fiesta Cerca a' Milpetes". From right to left, the participants are as follows: 1. Senora de Forster (wife of Don Juan Forster, III) 2. "El Chapo" Ambrosio Valenzuela (the most famous vaquero of the area) 3. Jose Antonio Pico, II 4. Ubaldo(?) Manriquez 5. "Chito" Aguilar 6. ? 7. ? 8. ? 9. ? 10. ? 11. Don Jesus Aguilar (son of the alcade Don Blas Aguilar) standing 12. ? 13. Thomas Ramos, III 14. Jose Antonio Yorba, IV 15. Damian Rios 16.? 17. Don Francisco Forster II 18. ?.
Type
image
Format
3 photographs : photonegative, photoprint, transparency, b&w 10 x 13 cm., 21 x 26 cm. negatives (photographic) transparencies photographic prints photographs
Forster, Mrs. Don Juan Valenzuela, Ambrosio Pico, Jose Antonio II Manriquez, Ubaldo Aguilar, Chito Aguilar, Don Jesus Ramos, Thomas III Yorba, Jose Antonio Rios, Damian Forster, Don Francisco II Orange County--San Juan Capistrano--General Californios Ranches Sports facilities
Time Period
circa 1900
Place
California San Diego USA enumeration district: San Luiz Rey
Source
1-137-134; 1-33- [Microfiche number] 11296 [Accession number] CHS-11296 [Call number] California Historical Society [Contributing entity]
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