12 Facts About Pedro Perea

Pedro Perea was a sheep rancher, politician and banker in the Territory of New Mexico.

Pedro Perea served as a delegate to Congress from the Territory of New Mexico, after serving three terms on the council of the New Mexico Legislature.

Pedro Perea was a younger cousin of Francisco Perea, who served in Congress from New Mexico.

Pedro Perea was born in Bernalillo, New Mexico to a Hispano Catholic family whose ancestors had been in the area since the colonial era.

Pedro Perea went to Santa Fe to attend St Michael's College, Santa Fe, then equivalent to a boys' seminary.

Pedro Perea next studied at Georgetown College, Washington, DC, soon after it was founded.

Pedro Perea graduated from St Louis College, St Louis, Missouri, in 1871.

Pedro Perea entered politics in his late 30s, being elected as a Republican member of the council of the New Mexico Territorial legislature in 1889,1891, and 1895.

Pedro Perea served as delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1896.

Pedro Perea was elected in 1898 as a Republican to the Fifty-sixth Congress.

Pedro Perea was appointed as Territorial insurance commissioner in early 1906, serving days until his death in Bernalillo, New Mexico, on January 11,1906.

Pedro Perea was interred in the Perea Cemetery in Bernalillo, Sandova County, New Mexico.