Ramon Ahumada

Ramon Ahumada (31 August 1868 – 14 January 1926) was a Mexican-American vaquero active in the Arivaca valley in Arizona. Ahumada was noted for his skill in organizing roundups of 5,000 cattle with teams of 70 to 80 men, as well as his generosity and character.

Early life According to writer and photographer Dane Coolidge, Ramon Ahumada was said to have been of Yaqui ancestry.

Life as a cowboy At the age of 10 during which time he used his encyclopedic knowledge of cattle brandings.

Ahumada was noted for his generosity, and for being a good host, according to Dane Coolidge. He had a large house and managed horses as well as cattle on his Arivaca-based ranch. He kept 200 mares He was married to Virginia Zepeda of the Moraga family and he died on 14 January 1926, though his death may have been related to a fall from a horse weeks prior.