User:Lotrimble

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Bernardo Altube was an immigrant from Onati Gipuzkoa that first immigrated to Argentina and then to the U.S.A. in 1849. He was partial owner along with his brother Pedro of the "Adobe," now known as Los Vascos Rd. near Livermore, CA. He moved to Elko, NV, and established the Spanish Ranch. He was a tall man at 6 feet 5 inches, and was known as Palo Alto (tall tree). The city of Palo Alto in California may be named after him since he had owned a lot of land in that area. He was entered into the Cowboy Hall of Fame on two occasions for Nevada. He is known to greet passer bys and to invite (force) them to have a drink from his flask.