Central California Biographies

A memorial and biographical history of the coast counties of Central California : illustrated : containing 
a history of this important section of the Pacific coast from the earliest period of its discovery to the 
present time, together with glimpses of its auspicious future, illustrations and full-page portraits of 
some of its eminent men, and biographical mention of many of its pioneers, and prominent citizens of 
to-day (1893)

Publisher: Chicago : Lewis Publishing Company
Author: Barrows, Henry D; Ingersoll, Luther A

Transcribed by Peggy Hooper

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DON ESTEVAN de la TORRE, one of the respected citizens of San Miguel Canon, 
Monterey county, was born June 29, 1818, in the city of Monterey. His father, Joaquin 
de la Torre, was a native of Castile, Spain. Through his marriage to Dona Ascencion 
Espinosa, the only daughter of Don Salvador and Dona Lugarda (Castro) Espinosa, he 
came into possession of 1,300 acres of the famous Espinosa rancho. This 1,300-acre 
tract has been subdivided and disposed of, with the exception of 869 acres, which he 
still occupies as a home. It is delightfully located about four miles and a half east of 
Salinas, on the Watsonville pike. 

Don de la Torre has five surviving children, whose names are as follows: Juliana, now 
Mrs. Pablo Hartnell; Manuela, now Mrs. F. R. Rico, of Monterey; Ysabel, now Mrs. R. 
J. Castro, of Gonzales; Julio T. de la Torre; and Lucia, now Mrs. C. M. Fisher, of San 
Mateo county. 

Julio de la Torre was born in Monterey, December 21, 1860. He married, February 
3, 1883, Miss Annie Hartnell, daughter of John E. Hartnell, and they have three chil- 
dren.