Latinos/Hispanics in Colorado Collection; image no. Colorado Society of Hispanic Genealogy, DeniseLovato702.
Summary
Studio portrait of Hispanic American José Ramón Aguilar, he served in the Colorado General Assembly House of Representatives and later as Las Animas County Commissioner and Mayor of Aguilar which was named in his honor. He wears a jacket, has a full beard and mustache and his wavy hair is parted on the side.
Date
[between 1881 and 1882?]
Notes
Content derived from inventory prepared by Dana EchoHawk.; From inventory: "José Ramón Aguilar settled in the Apishapa Valley of southern Colorado in 1879. He represented Las Animas County in the Colorado General Assembly House of Representatives (Democrat) from 1881-1882 and from 1887-1888. He also served as a Las Animas County Commissioner in 1891 and again in 1904. Incorporated in 1894, the town of Aguilar is named for Jose Ramon Aguilar. It was originally known as Puerta de Cañon, Schulter Plaza, and La Plaza de los Gonzales." (Courtesy of Hispanic Pioneers in Colorado and New Mexico); Scan of photograph from: Hispanic pioneers in Colorado and New Mexico / Colorado Society of Hispanic Genealogy, 2006. Source: Denise Lovato Duran.; Scanned image from loaned collection.; Source: loan, Colorado Society of Hispanic Genealogy, 2010.; Title derived from inventory.; Digitization sponsored by the Library Services and Technology Act and the Center for Colorado & the West at Auraria Library.
