An enslaved boy in the household of Doña Maria Machado, widow of Don Benito Caro.
Born 1 April 1817. Race is recorded as mulato.
Baptized 28 April 1817 by Father James Coleman at St. Michael’s Parish (Spanish Pensacola). Mother was Juana Caro, a negra woman enslaved in the same household. Father was listed as unknown in baptismal record (this usually meant the father was unwilling or unable to acknowledge the child. Godparents were Joseph Lalens[?] and Lidora[?] Alba, both free people of color (classified as pardo in Spanish)
FAMILY:
Mother: Juana Caro*
Sister: Maria Juliana Caro*
SOURCES:
Records of St. Michael’s Parish, Pensacola, FL, Book III: Baptisms of People of Color, 1817 – 1882. University of West Florida Archives and West Florida History Center. 22 SEP 2021.