Latinos/Hispanics in Colorado Collection; image no. Colorado Society of Hispanic Genealogy, LorenzoTrujillo-3610.
Summary
Studio portrait María Rebecca Gallegos and her husband José Repito Durán, a farmer, businessman and Hispanic rights advocate from Brighton, Colorado. He was active in the Sociedad Protección Mutua de Trabajadores Unidos, an Hispanic labor organization, his wife, María Rebecca was active in the Sociedad de San José at Saint Augustin Catholic Church in Brighton.
Date
[1940?]
Notes
Content derived from inventory prepared by Dana EchoHawk.; From inventory: "Married in 1919, María Rebecca Gallegos and Jose Repito Durán were both avid advocates of traditional Hispanic culture and issues. María was the presidenta of the Sociedad de San José at Saint Augustine Catholic Church in Brighton, Colorado. José was active in the Alianza Hispana and the Sociedad Protección Mutua de Trabajadores Unidos (SMPDTU)." (Courtesy of Hispanic Pioneers in Colorado and New Mexico).; Scan of a photograph from: Hispanic pioneers in Colorado and New Mexico / Colorado Society of Hispanic Genealogy, 2006. Source: Lorenzo Trujillo.; 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.
