The Paducah sun., 1906-04-24
SPANISH SBN0RA
FROM HOME OF WEALTH TO A
TAMAI,E FACTORY.
Now Making Rare ECiblcs In Seattle
Family Bears "a Proud
Name.


the stately California hacienda with
It's thousands of acres of rare fruits,
grain and herds OF cattle, to a little
tamale factory on First avenue and
Cedar street; from wealth and afflu-
ence to the necessity of earning a
living-such in brief Is the story OF
Sonora Safa Carrillo of the old
Spanish family of the Carrillos,
which is as we'll known in California
as any other of the old families that
have been there since the days when
the good Franciscan fathers taught
the simple Indians.
Few men were better known in
California than Don Julio Carrillo,
one Of the first settlers in Sonoma
county and the founder of the pretty
little city of Santa Rosa. Long be-
fore San Francisco was even dreamed
of the Carrillos were known through
out the length. and breadth of Cali
fornia. They traced their ancestry
far back to sunny Spain. and their
coat of arms showed that Ferdinand
and Isabella had recognized one of
the house for bravery in war. Down
through the succeeding years father
and son added luster to the name. 1t
was their proudest possession and
stood for honor in every circum-
stance. Members of the family were
with Cortez when he conquered Mex
leo and followed the dauntless Pizar-
ro in his conquest of Peru. In Mexi-
co City they were known for years,
but finally migrated to California.
There they stayed and throve. and
when the discovery OF gold brought
the rush of miners and prospectors to
the state they owned great tracts OF
land and their cattle were like the
sands of the sea-" Alliances with
the best blood Of California were
made. and the present Sonora Car.
rillo is a niece of the famous Gen
eral Vallejo and of former Governor
of California Ramaldo Pajeco, and
many more OF the illustrlous men Of
the state.
Sonora Carrlllo's childhood was
passed among the pleasant orchards
end meadows of sunny Santa Rosa.
where the don, her father. was
known as the father of the city.
Speculation at last lost to the old
Spaniard the broad acres and large
droves, and even the old family ha-
cienda. the first house In Santa Rosa.
Friends came to his aid to offer help
to cover his losses, but with the stern
sense Of honesty and the high pride
of CASTLE he politely declined all OF
fers, and shortly after gave up the
struggle and passed away to the land
of his fathers. The California pa
pers were eloquent in their tributes
when the old don died, and help for
the widow and children was not
lacking.
But Dona Garlic possessed the
pride of her husband. and in order
to live started a small tamala fac
tory in her home town. Earnestly
she worked, and soon a business was
built up that brought the family an
income that rendered them comfort
able. The daughters married and
settled in different parts OF Califor-
MIA, and the sons won high positions
in life. The tamales we're made in
an old Indian way, grinding the pep
pers, the corn and garlic on the an
cient malta, a stone Implement cut
from the solid rock hundreds OF
years ago and grooyed and marked
by the use OF generations of Indian
women. The malta has been In the
possession of the family for many
years, and to her daughter Safa, the
present Sonora Carrilio, the old dona
left IL when at last she followed her
husband to the great beyond. An old
'49-er's pot was first used when they
started to make the tamales, and is
kept by the sonora as a priceless
relic. From California she came
with her husband to Seattle several
years ago and her tamaies have long
been known as the genuine product
of Old Mexico.
To her friends and acquaintances
in Seattle she is known as Mrs. J.
Matheny.