Luis Manuel Quintero (1725? – 1810) was a Afro-Spanish tailor from Guadalajara, Jalisco; who was one of the 44 original settlers of the Pueblo de Los Angeles (present-day Los Angeles, California) on September 4, 1781. Family Quintero's wife María Petra Rubio was born near 1741 and came from Álamos, Sonora. A person of Spanish descent. They bore eight children, María Juana Josefa, María Gertrudis, María Concepcíon, María Tomasa, María Rafaela, María Fabiana Sebastiana, Catharina, and José Clemente. On January 21, 1781, his 16-year-old daughter Catharina was married at Purísima Concepción Church in Álamos to one of Rivera's soldiers, Joaquin Rodríquez. His 15-year-old daughter, Fabiana Sebastiana, was married to another soldier of the expedition, Eugenio Valdés, on the same day. And, on the following day, Luis's eldest daughter, 18-year-old María Juana Josefa, was united in marriage with still another soldado de cuera, José Rosalino Fernández. Founding of Los Angeles Luis Quintero and his wife María Petra Rubio, represent one of the eleven original couples to settle with their families at El Pueblo de Los Angeles in 1781. The Quintero family traveled from Sonora to Alta California to be one of the founding families of the new Spanish pueblo in 1781 being escorted along with other settlers and soldiers by Fernando Rivera y Moncada. When Captain Rivera assembled his crew of soldiers and settlers in Álamos in January 1781, Luis Quintero's destiny was already tied to the historic expedition about to take place. The prospect of never seeing his daughters again may have played a role in Luis' decision to join the expedition, for it is believed that Luis Quintero was the last poblador to sign on the dotted line. When the settlers left Álamos on February 2, 1781, Luis, María Petra, and their eight children were among them. Life in California Very little is known about Luis Quintero's activities in the first half year at the pueblo. But, on March 22 and 25, 1782, Luis served as padrino (godfather) for the Indians confirmed by Father Serra at the San Gabriel Mission. People have analyzed the causes of Luis Quintero's expulsion from Los Angeles in 1782 and concluded that the tailor Luis Quintero was probably not well suited for the rigors of frontier life. He was not a farmer and, at the age of 55, it was not likely that he could have adjusted effortlessly to the profession of farmer. Many secondary