Marcelino Baca was a native of Taos who became a trapper accompanying American trapping parties. In 1853 he established a ranch north of the Arkansas River just east of Fountain Creek and started a family there, although he later moved his family back to Taos. During the Civil War, he enlisted in the New Mexico Volunteers and was killed fighting for the Union.
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