Pedro Altube
Pedro Altube | |
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| Born | April 27, 1827 |
| Died | August 8, 1905 (aged 78) |
| Occupation | Rancher |
| Parent(s) | Joaquín de Altube Balenzategi, and Micaela Idigoras Eraña |
Pedro de Altube Idigoras (April 27, 1827 – August 8, 1905) was a
rush for gold in California, amassing a small fortune not only in the mining camps but in very lucrative cattle and dairy operations. The Altube brothers then established a ranch in northeastern Nevada — the extensive and prosperous Spanish Ranch in Independence Valley, Elko County, near Tuscarora.[1]
Pedro died sudden and unexpectedly of a stroke in 1905, and was interred in the family vault in Holy Cross Cemetery in Colma.[1]
In 1960, he was inducted into the Hall of Great Westerners of the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum as the "Father of Basques in America".[2]
References
- ^ ISBN 0874173329.
- ^ "Hall of Great Westerners". National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum. Retrieved May 21, 2019.