Pedro Amador
| Pedro Amador | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Pedro Antonio Amador c. 1735 Cocula, Nueva Galicia |
| Died |
8 May 1824 (aged 88-89) San José, Alta California |
| Spouse(s) |
María de la Luz Ruiz María Ramona Noriega |
| Children | 13 |
Pedro Antonio Amador[1] (c. 1735 – 8 May 1824) was a Spanish sergeant of the Presidio of Loreto who was present at the establishments of the pueblos of San Diego and Monterey in Alta California.[2]
Amador was born in Cocula, Nueva Galicia (present-day Jalisco, Mexico), the son of José Amador and María Josefa Carpio.[1]
He had two children with his first wife, María de la Luz Ruiz. His second wife was a widow named María Ramona Noriega, with whom he had eleven children who were taught to read and write by their mother.
His son, José María Amador, became the owner of Rancho San Ramón. Amador County was named in his honor.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Crosby, Harry (1994). Antigua California: Mission and Colony on the Peninsular Frontier, 1697-1768. University of New Mexico Press. p. 414. ISBN 0826314953.
- ↑ Mora-Torres, Gregorio (2005). Californio Voices: The Oral Memoirs of José María Amador and Lorenzo Asisara. University of North Texas Press. pp. 30–35. ISBN 1574411918.