Jose Maria Amador was born in 1784 at the Presidio of San Francisco, spent his early years in the Mexican Army as a soldier, explorer, and was later administrator at the Mission San José.
Jose Maria Amador was born in 1784 at the Presidio of San Francisco, one of the youngest of eleven children of Pedro Amador and Ramona Noriega. He spent his early years as a soldier and explorer, serving in the army of Nueva España, and was later administrator at the Mission San José.