Fidel Cuaron |
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| Below is Fidel Cuaron (on the left) as a young
boy with his older brother Pete (Pedro) Cuaron. Their father was named
Jose Eugenio Cuaron and their mother was Maria de Pilar Lino.
Jose Eugenio Cuaron was born in Ysleta del Sur (near El Paso, Texas) at the Tigua's Ysleta del Sur
(Pueblo Indian) Mission.
Their grandmother was Josefa Quaron. Their great-grandparents
were named Jose Pedro Cuaron and Maria Felipa Diaz. They also lived in Ysleta. Jose Pedro Cuaron was a Tigua Tribal Leader (*Cacique) of Ysleta del Sur Pueblo Indians in 1841 (Source: The Tiguas: Pueblo Indians of Texas by Bill Wright, 1993, p. 146).
*The Spanish used the word Cacique as a title for the leader of the tribe. To the right is Fidel Cuaron, born 23 Dec 1898. He was a beloved grandfather loved by his large family. He passed away in Los Angeles in Jan 1982.
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| Fidel and Pedro's Parents Jose Eugenio Cuaron (Tigua Indian) and (Maria) Pilar Lino, on their wedding day in Silver City, New Mexico (1875) |
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| Tigua Indians at Tortugas, 1920's (Source: The Tiguas: Pueblo Indians of Texas by Bill Wright) |  |
| Pete Cuaron Birth Record, April 1893. The birth certificate shows that (Jose) Eugeno Cuaron and Pilar Lino are the parents (Morenci, AZ).  |
Fidel Cuaron's Birth Record, Dec 1898 (Morenci, AZ). The birth certificate shows that Eugeno Cuaron and (Pilar) Lino are the parents.  |
| 1840 Ysleta, Texas Census Pasqual and Jose Pedro Quaron (Cuaron) are brothers and appear with wife and kids. 
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Jose Eugenio Quaron's Baptism Certificate 1852 in Ysleta, Texas. This is Fidel's father and Josefa is his grandmother.  |
 Verification letter for Jose Eugenio's baptism (1852) showing Josepha as the parent and (Jose) Pedro Cuaron and Felipa Diaz as grandparents, (Ysleta). This certificate indicates that Josefa is an indio (indian) at Ysleta. |
1860 Ysleta, Texas Census showing Jose Pedro raising his grandkids (jose) Eugenio and Petra (note the name Reducinda Duran below. On his marriage certificate, Eugenio listed Pedro Cuaron and Beducinda Duran as father and mother). |
