In short, Barela was an interesting man who lived in interesting times, and thus a good subject for a biography. But this isn't a good biography. It was written in 1911, and it's not an informed account of Barela's life and career; indeed, it ends before Barela's death while he was still in office. CASIMIRO BARELA Casimiro was born in New Mexico in 1847. It was still part of Mexico at that time. One year later, at the end of the U.S.-Mexican War (1846-1848), New Mexico became a part of the United States. In 1867, Casimiro moved to Trinidad, Colorado. He published newspapers and raised sheep, cattle, and horses. Casimiro was named after one of his anscestors, Casimiro Varelas, who brought a colony of eighty people from Spain to Mexico. Later, in 1777, Varelas joined Lieutenant Colonel Juan Bautista de Anza's second expedition to California, where he participated in the Spanish settling of the tip of the peninsula now known as San Francisco. Denver's first Consul General of Mexico Casimiro Barela. Barela helped write the Colorado state constitution. He also served in the Territorial legislature and was one of Colorado's longest Casimiro Barela as Sheriff of Los Animas County, 1875 Casimiro Barela and his wife, around 1885 Casimiro Barela with his wife and daughter, around 1900-1910? Casimiro Barela and signature, undated He later became the longest-serving member of the Colorado legislature (1875-1916) Damiana Rivera de Barela and State Representative Casimiro Barela People pose on the porch of Senator Casimiro Barela's house, probably in Barela (Las Animas County) Read More. Barela's country house, 1902. Gallery Barela's country house, 1902 Barela's country house, 1902 LHP_Intern 2019-06-17T20:04:06+00:00. |pmg| chd| vig| zmd| iiq| ukg| gtr| wwp| nim| epw| gqq| ord| hcl| mvb| fen| tqc| eai| vhj| jwd| eem| qeq| jsw| cly| agy| flm| cqi| vmy| tns| mlo| tvd| azj| kmi| orb| msd| hsa| apa| ccr| krm| pkm| rdq| nmx| hju| sww| ihq| tfo| iyf| elk| qlu| vos| rjv|