Jose Maria Redondo

Jose Maria Redondo (March 9, 1830 – June 18, 1878) was a Mexican-American entrepreneur, member of the Arizona Territorial Legislature, and mayor of Yuma, Arizona. Jose Maria Redondo is known as the father of the Yuma Territorial Prison. He also changed the name of Arizona City to Yuma and became wealthy from mining and irrigation in Arizona.

External links 
 Jose Maria Redondo | Find A Grave 
 C-SPAN Cities Tour - Yuma: Yuma Territorial Prison
 Jose Maria Redondo

Category:1830 births
Category:Mexican businesspeople
Category:1878 deaths
Category:Mayors of Yuma, Arizona
Category:History of Yuma County, Arizona
Category:American frontier
Category:American politicians of Mexican descent
Category:19th-century Mexican politicians
Category:19th-century American politicians