A native of Taos, Baca first learned beaver trapping while accompanying American groups, as the Spanish government required Mexican citizens to accompany any foreign commercial operation.
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After the fur trade in the American Southwest declined, Baca trapped in the northern Rocky Mountains, and eventually settled near Pueblo, Colorado.
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With the advent of the American Civil War, Baca joined the New Mexico Volunteers and was killed in a battle with invading Texans on February 21, 1862.
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He was one of the minority of trappers born in New Mexico who helped to establish the Southwest fur trade.
Marcelino Guerra | Joe Baca | Susana Baca | Lee Baca | Marcelino Bernal | Marcelino | José Marcelino Pessoa de Vasconcellos | Joe Baca, Jr. | Elfego Baca | Óscar Marcelino Álvarez | Marcelino Novaes | Marcelino Menéndez y Pelayo | Marcelino dos Santos | Marcelino de Oraá Lecumberri | Jim Baca | Ezequiel Cabeza De Baca |