An enslaved girl in the household of Doña Maria Machado, the widow of Don Benito Caro.
Born 9 January 1819. Race is not recorded.
Baptized 10 February 1819 by Father James Coleman at St. Michael’s Parish (Spanish Pensacola). Mother was Juana, 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 Don Pablo Palmes and Doña Maria (hermana). [Hermana means sister; it is unclear whether it refers to a nun or if Doña Maria is the sister of Pablo Palmes.]
FAMILY:
Mother: Juana Caro*
Brother: Francisco Venancio 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.