Benito was the son of Ambrosio Caro and Anna Guitemes Moreno (of Malaga, Spain). He was born in Yepes, District of Oceana, Province of Toledo, Spain.
In about 1786, he married Maria Machado, daughter of Antony and Maria Morales Machado of the Canary Islands.
Benito became a shipbuilder in Mobile, AL but moved to Pensacola in late November 1813. He died in Pensacola when he cut his leg on an adz showing a slave how to it use on ship's timber.
He is buried in St. Michael's Cemetery. His grave was marked by a small iron cross that has disappeared over time. The exact location of his grave is now unknown.
From the "Heritage of Escambia County Florida, Volume 1. Stories of Benito, Bruno and Francis Caro families" as related by Pam Watts of Pensacola, Florida.
In about 1786, he married Maria Machado, daughter of Antony and Maria Morales Machado of the Canary Islands.
Benito became a shipbuilder in Mobile, AL but moved to Pensacola in late November 1813. He died in Pensacola when he cut his leg on an adz showing a slave how to it use on ship's timber.
He is buried in St. Michael's Cemetery. His grave was marked by a small iron cross that has disappeared over time. The exact location of his grave is now unknown.
From the "Heritage of Escambia County Florida, Volume 1. Stories of Benito, Bruno and Francis Caro families" as related by Pam Watts of Pensacola, Florida.
Benito was the son of Ambrosio Caro and Anna Guitemes Moreno (of Malaga, Spain). He was born in Yepes, District of Oceana, Province of Toledo, Spain.
In about 1786, he married Maria Machado, daughter of Antony and Maria Morales Machado of the Canary Islands.
Benito became a shipbuilder in Mobile, AL but moved to Pensacola in late November 1813. He died in Pensacola when he cut his leg on an adz showing a slave how to it use on ship's timber.
He is buried in St. Michael's Cemetery. His grave was marked by a small iron cross that has disappeared over time. The exact location of his grave is now unknown.
From the "Heritage of Escambia County Florida, Volume 1. Stories of Benito, Bruno and Francis Caro families" as related by Pam Watts of Pensacola, Florida.
In about 1786, he married Maria Machado, daughter of Antony and Maria Morales Machado of the Canary Islands.
Benito became a shipbuilder in Mobile, AL but moved to Pensacola in late November 1813. He died in Pensacola when he cut his leg on an adz showing a slave how to it use on ship's timber.
He is buried in St. Michael's Cemetery. His grave was marked by a small iron cross that has disappeared over time. The exact location of his grave is now unknown.
From the "Heritage of Escambia County Florida, Volume 1. Stories of Benito, Bruno and Francis Caro families" as related by Pam Watts of Pensacola, Florida.
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