On the morning on March 10th, 1856, a long caravan of two-wheeled careta’s pulled by oxen began moving south down the dusty road towards Tubac. The big wheels creaked and groaned under the weight of the crude furniture and meager belongings to the Old Pueblo’s citizen- soldiers and their families plodded alongside the carts.
Captain Hilarion Garcia, presidio commander, and his cavalry added splend
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