Fabian t garcia biography

Mexican-American horticulturist

Fabián García (January 20, 1871 – August 6, 1948)^[1] was a Mexican-American horticulturist who has been described as "the father of the New Mexican food industry".^[2] Among other things, he helped to develop new varieties of chile peppers, pecans, and onions that are still grown in New Mexico.^[3] For example, in 1921, he introduced the "New Mexico No.

9", a strain of chile pepper which became the genetic ancestor of all New Mexico chiles.^[4]

Early life and education

García was born in Chihuahua, Mexico, on January 20, 1871, to Ricardo García and Refugio Romero de García.

Fabian t garcia biography

He became an orphan at the age of two. He then moved to the U.S. Territory of New Mexico with his paternal grandmother, Jacoba García. He originally lived in the Mimbres Valley in the southwestern part of the state, but he and his grandmother later moved to the Mesilla Valley.

In 1889, he became a naturalizedcitizen of