Boise in Ada County, Idaho — The American West (Mountains)
Urquides Village, Southern Edge, circa 1958
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 22, 2013
1. Urquides Village, Southern Edge, circa 1958 Marker
In 1879, with the death of his friend Antonio de Ocampo, the packer Urquides inherited Ocampos city lot at 115 Main Street. Here along a canal he built a home for his wife, Adelaida, their sons, Arthur and Manuel and daughter, Maria Dolores. Mexican-born muleteers and their family settled nearby. Among them were Esteban Ruiz, Santos Paez, Miguel Soto, Jesus and Guadalupe Galindo, and Manuel and Gumecinda Fontes.
As his business grew, Urquides purchased adjacent properties to accommodate barns, stables, a corral and additional housing. A 1912 fire insurance map shows a circle of 21 small structures. Boiseans called the compound Urquides Village or Spanish Village. By the 1930s, with some 35 rustic cabins, the village was regionally known as an old West historical site. After a fire in 1971, the city condemned the cabins and demolished the neighborhood two years later.
Erected 2013 by Boise City Department of Arts and History.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Hispanic Americans • Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1879.
Location. 43° 36.702′ N,
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Regionally, this marker is on Idaho’s Snake River Plain. It is also in the American Mountain West. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Maria Dolores (Lola) Binnard, circa 1910 (here, next to this marker); Jesus Urquides Packs a Mule, 1925 (here, next to this marker); Jesus Urquides, Circa 1870 (here, next to this marker); A Close Call (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); A Lasting Legacy (about 300 feet away); Treasure to Timber: A Site in Transition (about 300 feet away); Lovely Lawns Carefully Kept (about 400 feet away); Working from Home
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 22, 2013
2. Marker detail: Urquides Village Houses, c1958
More about this marker. Marker is mounted on a tall metal pedestal adjacent to an attractive metal and wood sculpture of a 19th century camera. Marker text is printed in English (left side) and Spanish (right side)
Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker.
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 22, 2013
3. Top of Marker detail: Urquides Village, c1912, (map/sculpture)
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 22, 2013
4. Urquides Village, Southern Edge, circa 1958 Marker (wide view)
Credits. This page was last revised on January 3, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 27, 2017, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 957 times since then and 243 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 27, 2017, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
