Teresita Sandoval was born in Taos and married to Jose Manuel Suazo at Mora. In 1835 she gave birth to a child fathered by Matthew Kinkead, with whom she later established a ranch six miles above the mouth of the Fountain River and in 1842 helped found Fort Pueblo.
Most of the information to create this series came from the following three books: Pueblo, an Illustrated History by Eleanor Fry & Ione Miller. 2001. Heritage Media Corp. Carlsbad, CA Pueblo, a Pictorial History by Joanne West Dodds. 1982. The Donning Company/Publishers. Norfolk, VA They All Came to Pueblo: a Social History by Joanne West Dodds. 1994. The Donning Company/Publishers. Virginia Beach, VA