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'''Marko [Marco] Rabasa''' ([https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/112285523/marco-rabasa 1827-1900]) was an early Croatian immigrant to the Pajaro Valley, in 1876. In that year, the [[History Pages: 29 - How the trains came to Santa Cruz (part 2)|Santa Cruz Railroad]] was completed, connecting Santa Cruz to the Southern Pacific line at Pajaro. Rabasa was not a grower himself, but a wholesaler who saw a new opportunity to export apples and other tree fruit from Santa Cruz County via the railroad. Early customers included [[Blackburn, William|William Blackburn]]. ''See'' Martin, p.111.
* [[Blossoms into Gold (2009 book)]], p.49
* The grave marker shown is in San Jose.

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