three of luis’ daughters had married soldiers who were attached to the expedition of 1781. all three of these soldiers (josé rosalino fernández, joaquin rodríguez, and eugenio valdés) were destined to be stationed at the santa barbara presidio in the spring of 1782, and it is possible that the quintero family hoped to be closer to those daughters. whatever the case may be, it is known that luis quintero lived out the remaining 28 years of his life as a respectable member of the budding santa barbara community, serving as the maestro sastre (master tailor) for the soldiers at the presidio. quintero died in 1810 in santa barbara, after serving as tailor for the soldiers at the presidio.