Erinea Garcia Gallegos

Erinea Garcia Gallegos (1903–2002) was an American educator and postmistress. Born in Conejos, Colorado, her family had deep roots in the region, being among the first settlers of the San Luis Valley that overlaps southern Colorado and northern New Mexico. She taught in elementary schools before her marriage and afterward served as postmistress of San Luis for nearly four decades. She was posthumously inducted into the Colorado Women's Hall of Fame in 2012.

Early life, family, and education Erinea Garcia was born in Conejos, Colorado, in 1903.

Antecedents on both her father's and mother's sides were among the first settlers in the San Luis Valley that overlaps southern Colorado and northern New Mexico, establishing farms and towns on Mexican land grants. After Colorado was admitted to the Union in 1876, Garcia's grandfather served in the state legislature. A post office permit had been requested by Easterday in 1860 so the grain mill would have its own mailing address. When Garcia Gallegos and her family arrived, the post office building was also owned by the Gallegos family. Her family also established the Erinea and Maclovio Gallegos Scholarship Fund at Adams State University.

Personal life She married Maclovio Gallegos, a native of San Luis, in 1932. They had seven children. Garcia Gallegos died in 2002.