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Antonio Arcadio Salazar

Antonio Arcadio SalazarAge: 78 years18481926

Name
Antonio Arcadio Salazar
Given names
Antonio Arcadio
Surname
Salazar
Birth January 12, 1848 26
Baptism January 18, 1848 (Age 6 days)
Quality of data: 0
Shared note: Baptismal Record
Death of a fatherJuan Manuel Salazar
January 3, 1850 (Age 23 months)

Cause: Murdered by a Ute Indian
Birth of a sisterMaría Juana Salazar
March 9, 1850 (Age 2 years)
Baptism of a sisterMaría Juana Salazar
March 10, 1850 (Age 2 years)
Census 1870 (Age 21 years)
Shared note: 1870 Census
MarriageMaría Genoveva GallegosView this family
February 26, 1874 (Age 26 years)
Occupation
Entrepreneur: General store, farm implements, Ranches
after 1874 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Casilda Genoveva Salazar
October 9, 1890 (Age 42 years)
Residence after 1906 (Age 57 years)

Death of a wifeMaría Genoveva Gallegos
September 18, 1907 (Age 59 years)
Burial of a wifeMaría Genoveva Gallegos
after September 18, 1907 (Age 59 years)
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Marriage of a childAlexis Ignatius MoloneyCasilda Genoveva SalazarView this family
June 18, 1913 (Age 65 years)
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_GCIDMaría Genoveva GallegosView this family
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Death March 26, 1926 (Age 78 years)
Shared note: Obituary in the Trail
Burial March 1926 (Age 78 years)
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father
mother
Marriage: Church of Santo Tómas de Abiquiú, Abiquiú, New Mexico, Nueva España
himself
Antonio Arcadio SalazarAntonio Arcadio Salazar
Birth: January 12, 1848 26Plaza Blanca, Abiquiú, Rio Arriba County, Territory of New Mexico, USA
Death: March 26, 1926San Luis, Costilla County, Colorado, USA
2 years
younger sister
Family with María Genoveva Gallegos - View this family
himself
Antonio Arcadio SalazarAntonio Arcadio Salazar
Birth: January 12, 1848 26Plaza Blanca, Abiquiú, Rio Arriba County, Territory of New Mexico, USA
Death: March 26, 1926San Luis, Costilla County, Colorado, USA
wife
Maria Genoveva Gallegos SalazarMaría Genoveva Gallegos
Birth: January 3, 1860 29 23Arroyo Seco, Taos County, New Mexico, USA
Death: September 18, 1907San Luis, Costilla County, Colorado, USA
Marriage: February 26, 1874Santa Cruz, Santa Fe County, Territory of New Mexico, USA
17 years
daughter

Baptism

Thomas D. Martinez, Abiquiú Baptisms, 1754-1870 (San Jose, CA: by the compiler, March 25, 1993), p. 311:

Salazar ----- Antonio Arcadio (5 days), Salazar BAPTIZED> 1/18/1848 FATHER> Juan, Salazar MOTHER> Margarita, Martinez VECINOS DE> Plaza Blanca PGF> Jose Manuel, Salazar PGM> Maria Viviana, Sisneros MGF> Mariano, Martinez MGM> Maria Gertrudis, Martin PADRINO> Casimiro (from Santa Fe), Ortiz MADRINA> Maria Manuela, Montaño

Baptism

Baptismal Record


English Version

Antonio Arcadio, Resident of Plaza Blanca in this curate of Saint Thomas Apostle of Abiquiú on the 18th day of the month of January of the year 1848, I the curate D. Antonio Jesús Salazar, solemnly baptized and placed the holy oils and chrism on a five day old child whom I named Antonio Arcadio, legitimate son of Juan Salazar and Margarita Martinez, residents of Plaza Blanca. Paternal grandparents are D. José Manuel Salazar and María Viviana Sisneros; maternal grandparents are Manuel Martinez and María Gertrudis Martín. Godparents are Casimiro Ortiz and María Manuela Montaño, residents of Santa Fé, to whom I gave their spiritual and parental obligation, and so that it is valid I signed it. Antonio J. Salazar (rubric)

-- Translated by by Richard Salazar, Director New Mexico State Record Archives

Spanish Version

Antonio Arcadio de la Plaza Blanca

En este curato de Santo Tomás Apóstol de Abiquiú a los dies y ocho días del mes de enero de mil ochocientos cuarenta y ocho el presbitero cura proprio D. Antonio Jesús Salazar, bauticé solenamente puse los santos óleos y crisma a un párbulo de cinco días nacido aquien puse por nombre Antonio Arcadio, hijo legitimo de Juan Salazar y Margarita Martinez vecinos de la Plaza Blanca. Abuelos paternos D. José Manuel Salazar y María Viviana Sisneros; abuelos maternos Manuel Martinez y María Gertrudis Martín. Padrinos Casimiro Ortiz y María Manuela Montaño vecinos de Santa Fé, aquien adverti su obligación y parentesco espiritual y para que lo conste lo firme. Antonio J. Salazar (rubrica)

Census

1870 Census

Dwelling 12, Family 12, in the household of Fred Walsen, a dry goods merchant.
A.A. Salazar's occupation was listed as clerk in store.
His personal property was valued at $603.

Occupation

This information was included in the original Master Genealogist files of LeRoy D. Moloney, but did not transfer in the Gedcom export. The information was subsequently hand entered by Kirk A. Moloney. 11 Feb 2019

Death

Obituary in the Trail


ANTONIO A. SALAZAR, 88, a resident of the San Luis Valley for seventy-four years, died March 29, at his ranch home near San Luis, Colo. Death was due to old age. He left an estate valued at nearly $250,000.

Death

Obituary in the San Luis Valley Record

A.A. SALAZAR, PIONEER RESIDENT OF COUNTY DIED MONDAY MORN

One of Oldest Residents of Costilla County Was Esteemed by All Who Knew Him

Antonio Arcadio Salazar, age 78 years, one of the early pioneers of the San Luis Valley died at his home in San Luis last Monday morning. He had complained of not feeling well the previous evening and succumbed about seven o'clock the following morning surrounded by those of his family who lived near enuf (sic) to reach his bedside.

Mr. Salazar was born at Abiquiu N.M. January 12 1848. His father was killed by the Utes in 1852, and young Salazar came with his mother and family to San Pedro, and in 1863 they came to San Luis. Here Mr. Salazar entered business in 1874 and has continued to operate this enterprise for the past forty-four years. He was married in 1874, his wife departing this life in 1907.

Mr. Salazar served his district in the state legislature and was also county superintendent of schools of this county.

He was ever ready to serve his fellowmen, and his honesty and integrity endeared him to his host of friends in every esction of the San Luis Valley and beyond. With his going the Valle loses a respected man who made his way upward from the bottom and who always had a good word for all.

Funeral services were held at San Luis Wednesday and burial was made in the cemetery at that place.

The Record joins the host of friends in extending heartfelt sympathy to the bereaved family.

Death

Obituary in El Democrata del Condado de Costilla

DEFUNSION SENTIMENTAL

Honorable Antonio Arcadio Salazar Ha Exhalado Su Ultimo Suspiro

Una de las defunsiones mas sentimentales que se han registrado en la historia del Condado de Costilla, fue la del Hon. Antonio Arcadion (sic) Salazar,quien, Dios en sus designos infinitos acordo de llamarle a su juicio Celestial el lunes, 29 de Marzo, a las 6 de manana.

Este digno y venerable senor, cuyos restos mortales descanzan en la tumba, desistio de esta vida pasajera y paso a la eternidad aconsequencia de un ataque mortal en el corazon, quen rompio el hielo en su vida material y le condujo a la enternidad, a la edad de 78 anos, 2 meses y 17 dias.

El finado, quien fue uno de los exploradores del condado, donde hizo su residencia por los ultimos 63 anos, fue une de los edificadores y promotores en el engrandecimiento de este adondado.

Fue confiado con destinos de honor y respecto; sirviendo como representante en la legislatura del estado por cuatro terminos y al senado (sic) por un termino. En el condado retubo los puestos de Juez de Condado y Superintendente de Escuelas. Fue Presidente del American National Bank of Alamosa y del Costilla County Bank de San Acacio.

Observando aquellas palabras santas: "Asi como vivires, asi morireis". Nos abenturamos en decir que el finado llevo una vida muy cuidadosa y muy cristiana, pues esta asercion queda confirmada con su cristiana, preciosa y deseable muerte, la cual fue la de un cristiano verdadero; reciviendo el dia anterior y la hora de muerte el cuerpo y sangre de Jesuscristo para alcanzar le vida eterna. Despues da haber recevido todos los ausilios de la Santa Madre Iglesia Catolica, llamo a sus deudos y en pleno sentido se despidio de ellos, hechan doles su vendicion en esta (sic) palabras: "En el nombre del Padre y del Hijo y del Espiritu Santo y Mi Madre Maria Santisima" y expiro.

Ente los bienabenturados, aquein Dios les concede la merced de conocer su fin este mundo, se cuenta el finado, quien, desde dias antes hacia preparativeo poar su viaje a la vida eterna.

En vida el finado gue un modelo de imitacion, siendo un esposo tierno y afeccionado; un padre carinoso y amoroso y un ciudadano leal y bondadoso.

Como fruto de su vida en este mundo ha dejado una grande y digna familia, criada a la huella de su padre (cristianamente) y proveida con la herencia mas digna -- una buena edcacion, amas grandes bienes terrestres; la cual fue su honra y gloria en esta vida, y es un modelo a la sociedad.

En profundo pesar y con la mayor resignacion, deja para lamentar su eterna separacion a su hijo, Sr. Delfino Salazar; seis hijas, senoras Frank T. Moloney, Emilio Gonzales, Wm. F. Meyer, A.I. Moloney, senoritas Margarita y Belinda, y un grande numero de nietos,parientes y amistades que con su buen vivir se merecio, quienes desde la tierra elevan sus plagarias al Altisimo, rogando por el descanzo eterno del alma de su escojido A.A. Salazar.

Sus restos mortales fueron velados 2 noches en su residencia y el miercoles en la manana fueron conducidos a la iglesia por los siguientes senores designados como porta cuerpo, honorarios y activos: Honorarios: Miguel Martinez, Sr., J.P. Sanchez, Dolores Sanchez, Anastacio Sanchez, Eluterio Valdez, Adrian Taylor y Frank Tafoya. Activos: Fares Gold, A. Zegob, Alejandro Lopez, Jose Gallegos, Anastacio Romero y Alejo Guerrero.

Bajo la direccion de los senores W.S. Parrish y Roberto Gallegos, directores de funeral, el mismo fue conducido con el mayor ecoro y respecto.

En alivio y descanso de su alma se celebro una solembe misa de cuerpo presente, en cual oficiaron los Revds. Isidro, Juan y Samuel; y tan grande fue la multitud que penetro el espacio templo, en intercecion por su alma, que el mismo fue incapacitado de acomodarle.

El cortejo que acompano sus restos mortales hasta depositarles en el panteon catolico ocupo mas de 90 maquinas para su transporte. Esta redaccion une sus mas profundas simpatias del condolencia a la apesarada familia, y ruega a Dios les conceda el consuelo, paciencia y resignacion. Y en particular ruega a Dios, que a su escojido, Antonio Arcadio Salazar, te haya concedido un sitio en su trono Celestial. -- Q.E.P.D.

Burial

Antonio Arcadio Salazar Gravestone

Inscription on Gravestone

Antonio Arcadio Salazar BIRTH 12 Jan 1848 DEATH 29 Mar 1926 (aged 78) BURIAL San Luis Old Catholic Cemetery San Luis, Costilla County, Colorado, USA MEMORIAL ID 139482739 · View Source

Photo is attributed to Nick Nichols

Burial

Citation information listed on Find a Grave:

Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 11 February 2019), memorial page for Antonio Arcadio Salazar (12 Jan 1848–29 Mar 1926), Find A Grave Memorial no. 139482739, citing San Luis Old Catholic Cemetery, San Luis, Costilla County, Colorado, USA ; Maintained by Susan West (contributor 48575025) .

Shared note

Biographical entry in Portrait and Biographical Record of the State of Colorado, 1899, Vol. 1, Page 654

ANTONIO ARCADIA (sic) SALAZAR, dealer in merchandise and farm implements and supplies at San Luis, Costilla County, was born in Abiquin (sic), N.M., in 1848, a son of Juan Manuel Salazar. When two years of age he was left fatherless, his father, a stockman, having been killed by the Ute Indians, January 1, 1850, at the same time that thirteen others were murdered in retaliation for the murder of an Indian by a charcoal manufacturer named Bacado. From the time that he was eight years of age he was practically self-supporting. His first employment was at sheep-herding. When he was eleven he came to Colorado and he has since made his home in the southern part of this state. From 1860 to 1862 he was in La Veta, then a small station without settlers, while in the entire surrounding country there were no people except at the Mexican town of Badito. In 1863 he went to Cold Curbert Creek, where he engaged in ranching.

November 4, 1864, Mr. Salazar began to work for H.E. Easterday, of San Luis, who owned a store and also built a mill that is still standing. At that time he could neither read nor write, but seeing the necessity of mastering these elementary studies, he set himself diligently to work, and in thirty days had mastered them sufficiently to enable him to transact the business. He continue with Mr. Easterday until February 1, 1867, when be began to farm six miles west of San Luis, but after one season he removed to Red Rock, near Fort Lyon. June 1, 1868, he returned to San Luis and for six years was employed in a store, after which, in 1874, he established a mercantile business on the site of his present store. In 1895 his store and stock were burned by an incendiary, with a loss of $15,000. Immediately afterward he built his present store, with a frontage of one hundred and fifteen feet, and here he has one of the largest stores in this part of the state. He owns several thousand acres of grazing and farming land in this county, and has on the range about four hundred head of cattle.

Various public offices have been filled by Mr. Salazar. In 1874 he was elected school superintendent of the county and the following year he was chosen county judge. In 1880 he was elected to the legislature, where he served for one term. During that time he was the father of the bill to destroy the loco weed, which bill was passed. In 1882 he was chosen to represent the nineteenth senatorial district in the state senate. He was returned to the state legislature in 1894 and 1896, and took part in various measures pertaining to the welfare of his section of the state and his countrymen. He has assisted in the building of schoolhouses and churches, and has contributed to other public projects.

February 26, 1874, Mr. Salazar married Genoveva Gallegos, daughter of Dario Gallegos. They became the parents of eight living children, all of whom have been given collegiate advantage. They are: Rebecca, the wife of F.G. Lopez, of New Mexico; Juan M., named for his grandfather; Odila, wife of E.I. (sic) Gonzalez, who lives in New Mexico within a hundred yards of the birthplace of Mr. Salazar; Delfino, Cedalia (sic), Eliza (sic) Margarita and Casilda. The family have an elegant home and are surrounded by every comfort which ample means can provide.

Shared note

Short bio in Santa Fe Reporter

An Uncommon Man

by Marc Simmons

I've long been fascinated by the exceptional and extraordinary figures in history, especially those on the Southwestern frontier, who left their mark through the sheer force of character.

A splendid example is that of Antonio Arcadio Salazar, a pioneer settler of the lower San Luis Valley in southern Colorado. You won't find his name in the history books, but it ought to be there since Don Antonio was a builder in the best American tradition.

He was born on New Year's Day 1848, in the frontier village of Abiquiu, New Mexico, a place that would be become famous in the next century as the home of artist Georgia O'Keefe.

Antonio's mother Margarita had first married a man named Lopez, but he was killed by the Utes. So she then wed Juan Manuel Salazar, who became the father of Antonio.

It was said that Juan Manual spoke the Ute language fluently and was friendly with that warlike tribe. Still, when he was alone one day, they caught him and he too was slain.

At age 12, Antonio was the sole support of his mother. He worked hard herding sheep and earned enough to purchase a burro, their most prized possession.

About 1859 some of the Abiquiu folk decided to migrate north to the settlement of San Luis in an area of New Mexico soon to be incorporated in the newly formed Colorado Territory. The boy Antonio persuaded his mother that they should go along and get a fresh start.

He loaded her on the burro, with a straw mattress and some blankets, and away they went on a dangerous, two-week journey with Antonio walking the entire distance.

At San Luis he got the only job available, herding sheep. When Antonio went off to the mountains with the flock, an early snowstorm struck and scattered the animals.

The owner, Teofilo Trujillo, came out to check on things and Antonio told him what had happened. An angry Trujillo took off his belt and gave the lad a severe beating.

That was a poor start in a new country, but Antonio Salazar worked hard and as the years passed his condition improved. At age 19 he still could not read or write, but he made friends with a clerk at the county courthouse who soon taught him.

In 1874 Salazar married the beautiful daughter of Dario Gallegos, whose large store in San Luis made him the most prominent merchant in the valley. Antonio first clerked for his father-in-law, and then soon became a full partner. When Dario died in 1883, Antonio, with the assistance of Gallegos' widow, assumed charge.

In 1895 occurred the incident that demonstrated just what kind of man the barefoot boy raised in poverty had grown up to be. While Don Antonio was away in Denver, his grand San Luis store caught fire and burned to the ground. He was ruined.

In those days rural merchants bought goods on credit from wholesalers and paid them off in the fall when their own customers brought in the harvest.

With his assets now gone, Antonio received a summons from his creditors in Pueblo. Sadly, he made the journey over the mountains to confront them.

There he met Mr. Morey, Mr. Brown and Mr. Wheeler. In humility and defeat, Don Antonio spread his hands and declared: "Well, here I am, sirs. I owe a lot of money to you that I cannot repay. What are you going to do with me?"

"You are our best customer, Don Antonio, and your character is well known," replied Mr. Morey. "We have talked this over and decided to extend you unlimited credit to rebuild." Salazar was stunned and tears clouded his eyes at the realization that he was being granted another chance.

He did rebuild and prospered as never before. Among the many achievements of his later life were three terms served in the Colorado Legislature as a state senator.

When Antonio Salazar died on March 29, 1926, it was a very different world from the one he had known on the Ute frontier as a boy. Starting with nothing but a burro, he was able to leave behind at the end of his life a well-educated and financially secure family and a shining reputation. Salazar was a classic example of the self-made man.

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