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(Ordem Independent dos Patriotas Portugueses)
1 May 1875, San Leandro, CA–President Antonio Fonte
| Name | Native Of | Resident Of | ||
| Antonio | Fonte | S. Mateus, Pico | San Leandro | |
| Vitorino | Teodoro | de Braga | Santa Maria | San Leandro |
| William | Dutra | Smith | Feteira, Faial | San Leandro |
| Jose | Pereira | Laureano | Faial | San Leandro |
| Angelo | Enos | Feteira, Faial | San Leandro | |
| Manuel | Martins | da Rosa | Feteira, Faial | San Lorenzo |
| Antonio | Vitorino | Pacheco | S. Miguel | San Leandro |
| Caetano | Jose | do Sousa | Flores | San Leandro |
| Manuel | Garcia | da Rosa | Pico | San Leandro |
| Manoel | Pereira | Belchior | Pico | Warm Springs |
| Antonio | Correia | Picanco | Horta, Faial | San Leandro |
| Francisco | Joaquim | Braga | Santa Maria | San Leandro |
| Jose | Vieira | Goularte | S. Joao, Pico | Hayward |
| Vitorino | Jose | de Vargas | Pico | San Leandro |
| Camilo | Jose | Betencourt | Pico | San Leandro |
| Leanco | Antonio | Ferreira | Santa Maria | San Leandro |
| Jose | de Vargas | Correia | Feteira, Faial | San Leandro |
| Jose | Pimentel | Flamengos, Faial | Hayward | |
| Jose | Joaquim | Serpa | Pico | San Leandro |
| Jose | Silveira | Dutra Flores | Flamengos, Faial | San Leandro |
| Antonio | Francisco | Noia | Santa Cruz, Faial | Hayward |
| Joao | Goncalves | da Silva Sr. | Feteira, Faial | San Leandro |
| Manoel | Jose | Cardoso | Flamengos, Faial | San Leandro |
| Jose | Martinho | Santa Cruz, Flores | San Leandro | |
| Jose | Joaquim | de Braga | Santa Maria | San Leandro |
| Antonio | de Oliveira | Cunha | S. Jorge | San Leandro |
| Francisco | Pimentel | Santa Cruz, Flores | San Leandro | |
| Jose | Silveira | da Rosa | Flamengos, Faial | San Leandro |
Note: In 1877, the name of this organization changed to Irmandade Portuguesa do Estado da California. In 1880, the name was changed once more to Uniao Portuguesa do Estado da California (aka UPEC)
Source:
Portuguese Immigrants: The Centennial Story of the Portuguese Union of the State of California by Carlos Almeida. Supreme Council of UPEC : 1992. (Pages 28-29)
