BajaNomad

MAMA ESPINOZA'S BIRTHDAY

ELINVESTIG8R - 10-27-2015 at 06:49 PM

I just got back from Mama's 109th birthday in El Rosario.




David K - 10-27-2015 at 06:53 PM

Thanks for the photos!

mtgoat666 - 10-27-2015 at 07:10 PM

Elvis8,
You are looking skinnier, are you sick? Or have you finally laid off the donuts?

liknbaja127 - 10-27-2015 at 07:31 PM

Got to meet her 2 years ago, What a wonderful lady she is! It was a great Baja experience ! Very nice family.

MMc - 10-27-2015 at 07:33 PM

A living Baja icon. Thanks for sharing David.

Mexitron - 10-27-2015 at 09:02 PM

Absolutely amazing, go Mama Espinoza!

BajaBlanca - 10-27-2015 at 10:03 PM

109 whoaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

Happy birthday!

chuckie - 10-28-2015 at 04:12 AM

Thank you, David...

Elona - 10-28-2015 at 09:10 AM

Unbelievable ... 109 years

Thanks for sharing .

Udo - 10-28-2015 at 09:14 AM

Mil gracias for sharing those photos, investigator.

David K - 10-28-2015 at 09:44 AM

Anita ("Mama") Espinoza was the youngest of 10 children born to Eduardo Grosso (of Italy) and Tecla Peņa (of El Triunfo, Baja California Sur).

In Anita's/ Mama's own autobiography ('Reflections', c1994), she provides the year of each of the Grosso siblings birth.... from 1890 to 1908. Her oldest brother was Arturo Grosso who founded Rancho Laguna Chapala and (like his youngest sister Anita) was well known in the pre-pavement days of Baja travel.

The people of Baja make the history of Baja that much more colorful!

Martyman - 10-28-2015 at 11:02 AM

Quote: Originally posted by mtgoat666  
Elvis8,
You are looking skinnier, are you sick? Or have you finally laid off the donuts?


LOL

bajatrailrider - 10-28-2015 at 11:54 AM

God bless here.I will see her this Saturday,wish her the best.

toneart - 10-28-2015 at 12:14 PM

David!

Thank you for posting those photos of Mama Espinoza. I hope she has many more happy birthdays. I was honored to have met her in person (and you too) a few years ago.

Tony

TMW - 10-28-2015 at 02:11 PM

Happy birthday to Mama and hoping many more to come.

Cappy - 10-29-2015 at 05:49 AM

Amazing family. Best wishes. See you soon

ELINVESTIG8R - 10-31-2015 at 10:51 AM

Thank you to those who made nice comments!