This is one of the sheep ranching families still in the business in Arizona. The family started back in the early 1900s when Jose Antonio, called Tony, arrived in the United States. He first herded sheep in Texas but moved to Arizona. He worked for different sheep ranchers before he partnered with three other men to form the Ohaco Sheep Company before he ventured off on his own in 1945. His wife, Marianne, took over the operation of the Manterola Sheep Company when Tony passed away in 1956.
It came to my attention a few years ago that the sheep industry in Arizona was disappearing. I love history, traveling to new places and research. These have been combined in researching this history. I am an independent researcher and speaker and also part of AZ Speaks with the Arizona Humanities. I hold a BA in Anthropology, a MA and Ph.D. in geography. My masters was in land use geography and the Ph.D. was more in historical geography. I love to travel and have visited all seven continents and more than 50 countries. I am a member of the Women Writing the West.
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