Saturday, November 17, 2012

Ancestral Histories #2


Luis Amador Donoso was born the 22nd of March of 1922. His parents were very well of. They own a lot of land in the town of Pichidegua. Amador loved school. He started school when he was ten and excelled in all his classes although he didn’t have any school prior.


He has always been a hardworking individuals. He would work for his dad on his lands.

Luis got married at age 17 to Margarita Acevedo. She was 15 years old at that time. Prior to their marriage he had a relationship with another woman which he had a child with at the age of fifteen. She was sent away and never got to see Luis ever again. They had a son together. Luis first son never meet him until late adulthood.

After he married margarita they had their first child a year later and then thirteen kids. He had to work mornings and nights. During the days he works in his dad’s land and at night he work in a metal mine. He was always working and looking for ways to improve their family’s needs.

In every house that they lived in, he built with his own hands. He would always share with his children that when he was young he was very tall for his age. His father would leave at night to go out and drink. After a few hours Luis would go to the bar and carry his drunk father home.

Amador was always seeking for opportunities. In 1970 his family and him moved to Santiago to get a better life of living and they did. They went through a few struggles, but they were successful.





In the late 1990’s they decided to head back to Pichidegua. He again built their own home. In 2006 he passed away. He has always been known as a very knowledge man. He always had a great heart and was always willing to serve those who he loved. 




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